Jeremy Langford's practice of solitude for a devotional life.

Practicing openness through backing and regular viewing of foreign language films.

Dzigar Kongtrul on connection through indebtedness, leaving no room for indifference.

Jennifer Ward with an activity for children to learn about their senses in nature.

Scientific findings on how meditation impacts the brain by increasing memory, decreasing stress, and encouraging empathy.

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Main Practice: love
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Keywords: marriage, parenting, grief, death, relationships,

Title: The Other Woman
Director: Don Roos
IFC Films
R - sexual content, language 02/11

Poignant portrait of a mother dealing with her grief over the death of her infant daughter and struggling with the need to wall herself off from those closest to her.

A powerful and poignant drama set in South Africa about the toxins of racial hatred and the terrible after-effects of the dangerous and destructive passion of zeal.

A bittersweet drama set in 1976 about two African-Americans in Philadelphia forced to come to terms with the ghosts of their past.

A character-driven movie about breaking out of grief, loss, and isolation through the power of love

A prayer for the people of Egypt and all people everywhere who seek peace and freedom in the face of authoritarian regimes.

Ways to observe this new annual event with activities, a reading list, and a DVD recommendation.

A spiritual reframing of dust, the amount of which has doubled in the 20th century so that we each now travel through a personal cloud of indoor particles.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a story about how a Tibetan Buddhist monk describes practice as depending on thought.

Three cheers for two working-class heroes who put their lives on the line for people they don't even know.

An entertaining and edifying documentary on the immense impact of American pop culture on Estonia during the Cold War.

A fascinating documentary on Gary Snyder's adventures and his importance to us as a sage with much wisdom to pass on.

Za Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck on understanding how unity affects each of us.