However, the way mindfulness is taught and described today often seems to reinforce an individualistic and secular conception ...

When those we dislike or disagree with suffer, it feels complicated. There can be a reflexive sense of validation or numbness. But if we stay with it, something softer can arise: care. I call this ...

What if there’s more than one kind of perfectionism, and what kinds of coping techniques might be useful for someone who ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, a revered spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, has championed peace and compassion ...

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Daniel Kim ’15 wasn’t prepared for the international expertise he found on the Calvin campus when he first settled into his residence hall room as a new student. “I was surprised at the size of the ...

Kaia Ra, author, oracle and spiritual teacher, has become an influential voice in conversations linking spirituality with ...

I have spent nearly my entire adult life battling cancer. The first three months of my marriage were confined to the sterile walls of a hospital room, enduring a bone marrow transplant. Over my 13 ...

In light of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and the aftermath, I am trying to understand how citizens of the greatest country in the world can be so cruel and heartless. Politics aside, this ...