Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller offers 10 simple tips for a mindful home.

La maestra zen Karen Maezen Miller nos ofrece algunas palabras para ayudarnos a comenzar bien el año.

Karen Maezen Miller habla sobre el cultivo de las tres mentes: la mente alegre, la mente amable y la mente grande.

Karen Maezen Miller se sintió desgarrada cuando su hija entró en la etapa de Barbie. Pero, ¿qué era peor, el comercialismo y los estándares de belleza poco realistas de la muñeca, o los prejuicios y conceptos adultos de la mamá?

Karen Maezen Miller was torn when her daughter entered the Barbie stage. But what was worse—the doll’s commercialism or Mom’s grownup judgments?

Karen Maezen Miller on cultivating the three minds—joyful mind, kind mind, and great mind.

“Buda” significa “el despierto”. Karen Maezen Miller sobre de qué se despertó el Buda y cómo puedes despertar tú también.

“Buddha” means “the awakened one.” Karen Maezen Miller on what it is the Buddha woke up from—and how you can wake up, too.

Karen Maezen Miller gives her New Years well wishes.

Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller on enjoying the holiday you’re having, not the one you were hoping for.

Karen Maezen Miller on how the domestic practice of ancient Zen masters can lead us to intimate encounters with our own lives.

Contar las respiraciones -la práctica de presencia mental o mindfulness más simple- llevó a la maestra Zen, Karen Maezen Miller a un profundo camino espiritual. 

Counting breaths—the simplest of mindfulness practices—took Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller on a profound spiritual journey. It’s one we can take too.

Karen Maezen Miller on how meditation helps her bring "doing nothing" into everything she does.

Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller explains Bodhidharma's famous practice of wall-gazing.

If we feel like our practice is here, and the world is over there, says Karen Maezen Miller, then we’re missing the point of practice.

Karen Maezen Miller gives us tools to engage with our fellow Facebookers in ways that benefit us all.

Three teachings on meditation passed on from Maezumi Roshi to Karen Maezen Miller.

Who’s really making things difficult? asks Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller. Here are ten ways to take care of your end.

Everything changes; nothing lasts. In matters of the heart, this can be hard. Karen Maezen Miller on what to do after the love story ends.

Karen Maezen Miller with tips on preparing for a retreat.

Karen Maezen Miller looks at the important role of sadness in life.

There's a lot of misunderstanding about meditation. In fact, that's pretty much all that meditation is — the process of seeing how very much you've misunderstood about it and everything else.

Karen Maezen Miller looks at why people the world over are finding themselves unhappy, despite being told of more and more ways to find happiness.

Karen Maezen Miller on trying to curb the budding consumerism of her children and their attachment to things.

Karen Maezen Miller breaks down the three most common lies in Buddhist discourse.

Taking care of the little (and not-so-little ones) can be a challenge, but that doesn't mean that "mindful parenting" has to be an oxymoron. Here then are some simple tips from Karen Maezen Miller.

The pond in her garden isn't like those decorating fancy homes and magazine covers. In time, however, Karen Maezen Miller discovers the right view of her muddy water: they’re not always pretty, but they are beautiful.

Karen Maezen Miller looks at why generosity is the starting place of all the virtues.

Given how difficult Buddhist teachers can be to locate, trust, understand, accept, admire, and follow, are they even necessary?

Karen Maezen Miller's advice on coming back from retreat and finding mindfulness in our daily life.