One Heart One Mind

Living bacteria were first observed through a microscope in the year 1670. This discovery led to the development of Germ Theory and a revolution in human health.

There is another kind of subtle infes…

We’re launching season 4 one month earlier than scheduled in support of your practice and in order to meet the current global crisis in full awareness.

We find ourselves—all of humanity—suddenly thru…

We cannot wake up alone. We need each other. In this post-season bonus episode, Thomas and his wife, “Glo”, share some of their experiences and insights working and living in “cohort life.”

For those…

To be alive is to be in exchange with all things—an endless round of giving and receiving. When we receive something precious, we naturally move to reciprocate and give back to it.

For the season 3 f…

Loch Kelly, one of the great teachers of our time, shares his insights and open-hearted awareness with the Mindfulness+ community in this opening and enlightening interview.

He has a new book by Soun…

The great poet, David Whyte tells us, “What you can plan is too small to live.” In what ways might the smallness of your planning being blinding you to a deeper grace, a greater truth?

Explore this t…

Who are we really? And what ideas do we have about ourselves and others that keep us distant from them, keep us isolated?

In this special episode, Thomas tells a story of an encounter he had with his…

We seem to intuitively admire the capacity for range in human beings, e.g. singers who can hit the high and the low notes, actors and actresses who can do tragedy as well as they can do comedy.

What …

We’ve all heard about the glamorous side of a mindfulness practice: reduced stress, elevated mood, better relationships and more. But what about acknowledging the genuinely terrifying side of practic…

William Blake wrote, “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: Infinite.”

How do we cleanse these doors? How do we come to see the Infinite? Get a taste, rig…

Donald Altman, M.A. LPC, is a psychotherapist, award-winning writer, former Buddhist monk and teacher.

He joins us on Mindfulness+ to discuss his path of transformation and new book on mindfulness, “…

Forgiveness can be a difficult quality to cultivate. Maybe among the hardest.

In this episode, Thomas draws from Christian and Buddhist Wisdom texts to offer insight into what true forgiveness might …

You may have noticed that in meditation, as in life, sometimes it’s helpful to exert effort, and other times, effort just gets in the way. We need to let go, ease up.

In this episode, Thomas guides a…

Father Thomas Keating (1923–2018) was a uniquely gifted human being and great Soul.

In this episode, Thomas McConkie reflects on Father Thomas’s legacy, as well as invites listeners into a direct exp…

In this conversation, Thomas talks to his longtime dharma friend, Vicki Kennedy-Overfelt, about finding a home on the spiritual path, effort and effortlessness, and ultimately, the supreme wholeness …

You’ve heard about the practice of alchemy—transmuting base metals into gold. This serves as a beautiful metaphor for how we can relate to challenging experience in our day to day life.

We can become…

When it comes right down to it, we practice paying attention here at Mindfulness+ because we suffer. All human beings are born into suffering. The Good News is that the Wisdom traditions offer us ins…

This week we dive a bit deeper into practice by taking refuge in the presence of a being whom we deeply trust.

When we connect to this deep source of trust and love, we find these profound qualities …

When we understand how the attentional system of the mind works, it becomes much easier to train the skill of mindfulness.

Explore in this episode the two very distinct qualities of consciousness we …