Categoría: Articles in English

Originally published in buenavida.com Alan Wallace has an impressive resume: interpreter for the Dalai Lama himself, a graduate in Physics and a PhD in Religious Studies from Stanford University, a researcher and professor, author of twenty books, translator of as many Tibetan Buddhist classics, and a monk for 14 years… Without a doubt, this North…

Originally published in elmundo.es/vida-sana/mente Mindfulness is on the crest of a wave. We spoke with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD in molecular biology, about this inner connection. Mindfulness is on the crest of a wave. It’s being used by everyone from banks, which offer courses to reduce stress and improve their employees’ attention span, to hospitals, schools,…

Originally published in elpais/smoda Despite its success, or precisely because of it, there is still confusion surrounding the scope and meaning of mindfulness. We answer five frequently asked questions. Mindfulness or full attention sells tons of books, mobile apps, courses, and articles. Time magazine dedicated a cover to it. A few months ago, a report,…

Originally published in elpais.com/verne Can you count from 1 to 10 without your mind wandering? We’ll explain what mindfulness is and why you should practice it. We begin with a fable. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a queen walked barefoot and hurt her foot with a sharp stone. Filled with rage, the…

Originally published in elpais.com/smoda (automatic translation) The real crisis is internal, says Ramiro Calle, the most widely read yoga author in the Spanish language. “In the face of crisis, equanimity, patience, skillful action, inner resilience, not wasting your best energies on negative or obsessive thoughts. And of course, meditate, meditate, meditate.” This is the recommendation of…

Originally published in univisionnoticias.com (automatic translation) What if I told you that writing three pages a day, first thing in the morning, using the method I explain below could work just as well as going to therapy? Putting down on paper what’s on your mind—from the most mundane worries to your greatest desires—has a powerful…

Originally published in elpais.com/smoda (automatic translation) At Plum Village, the monastery near Bordeaux, France, where Phap Dung lives, bells ring constantly. And when they do, everything stops, in a peculiar version of English hide-and-seek. The goal is to cultivate «mindfulness,» which he defines as «the energy that helps us be fully present in life.» Among other…