"The sense that we are a solid entity, an unchanging entity that exists someplace in our body and takes ownership of our body, and even ownership of our brain rather than being identical to our brain, that is where the illusion lies."

Our brains cling to the bad. This method could help balance the scales.

Take a seat. Take a breath. Take a break.

Depression can cause you to think too much — and physically sense too little.

It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.

These core teachings make an ideal starting point for exploring Buddhist philosophy.

More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. Diet is an important, under-recognized culprit.

Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.

Studies suggest that meditation can quiet the restless brain.

The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.

Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.

There's still hope for implicit bias training, research shows.