Spiritual Practices

Guides and articles on meditation, prayer, mindfulness, and daily rituals.

Starting a Daily Meditation Practice

When people tell me they “can’t meditate,” what they usually mean is: I sat down, my mind did mind things, and I assumed I was doing it wrong. If that is you, let me offer a kinder reframe. Meditation is not the absence of thought. It is the practice of returning, again and again, to what is real...