People who know about the different schools of Buddhism are often curious which one I belong to, so they'd ask me, "What type of Buddhist are you?"  And I would say, "A lousy one, of course." In...

Letting go is one of the most important skills a meditator picks up on her way to enlightenment. Letting go is so important it is one of the essential foundations of meditation practice. As usual,...

I gave a talk and participated in a panel at the first Wisdom 2.0 Conference in 2010.  Here are the videos: Talk: http://vimeo.com/12161470 meng tan from Wisdom 2.0 Conference on Vimeo. Panel:...

One of the best analogies I have ever come across for meditation practice is a baby learning to walk. I remember my daughter taking her first step when she was about nine months old. One beautiful...