Oprah Winfrey talks to Thich Nhat Hanh about becoming a monk, meeting Martin Luther King Jr, and the powers of mindfulness, insight, concentration and compassion. Watch the insightful interview below.
This video looks at ‘Buddhism and Happiness’, as we ask: are they a match made in heaven, or something else? This eight minute epic reveals some incredible insights into human behavior and values that impact our happiness, particularly in the materialistic Western life so many are living and striving for. This excerpt is from The ... Read more
In the mid 1800’s, Horace Mann captured the potential impact of education on society. We have yet to realize the potential he saw, and in fact, we are missing the mark by a wider and wider margin. We have created a “Toxic Culture of Education” in our country that is damaging students, impacting our economy, ... Read more
It took 200,000 years for the human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. Human population growth has slowed in recent years as women are having fewer children on average, however the world population is still expected to hit 11 billion people by 2100. As our population grows, so do ... Read more
Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven’t always grasped the basics? Yes, it’s complicated, but educator Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master ... Read more
A mass extinction is the extinction of a large number of species within a relatively short period of geological time. The Earth has seen five great mass extinctions in the past that correspond to a loss of at least 75% of the species that were alive at that time. But the sixth mass extinction isn’t ... Read more
All of the problems that humanity has now, psychologically or otherwise, are the product of thought. We often pursue the same patterns of thought, but patterns that haven’t and will never solve any of our problems. The whole structure of the “me” is put together by thought. The “me” is a person’s consciousness, which is ... Read more
In the last 500 million years, planet Earth has had to recover from five cataclysmal blows. Experts and scientist says we are now facing the sixth. This infographic explores some of the key causes of Earth’s current mass extinctions.
Mindfulness allows us to see our thoughts and feelings as they really are, freeing us from old ways of thinking. Want to give it a try? Check out this animation narrated by Sharon Salzberg.
Internationally acclaimed poet David Whyte is an Associate Fellow at Templeton College and Said Business School at the University of Oxford. David works with many European, American and international companies, using poetry and thoughtful commentary to illustrate how we can foster qualities of courage and engagement. In this TEDxPugetSound talk, David encourages us to remain ... Read more