The Fullness of Emptiness
Emptiness, a fundamental teaching in Mahayana Buddhism, might feel like a tough idea to chew on. It’s an insight that can feel more sobering than soothing at times, and it’s no stranger to misinterpretation.
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Ali Shuster
Engaging Our Living Earth Community
The Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on...
Art As Living Action
When I don’t want to lose contact with my feelings, with the intelligence of my lived experiences, and to remain sensuous and alive in the face of tyranny, I return to Audre Lorde’s writings—a poem, an essay, a speech, an interview—to ground and water myself.
Emotional Intelligence and the Science of Wellbeing
Daniel Goleman joins Jonathan F.P. Rose for a conversation on emotional intelligence, contemplative practice, leadership, and the inner capacities that support collective wellbeing.
Compassionate Leadership in Finance, Get Inspired, Leadership, Read, Social Change, Systems Thinking
Reimagining Capitalism from the Inside Out
A reflection on The Common Good podcast conversation with Rebecca Henderson and Jamie Bristow about mindful leadership, business education, love, power, and systems change.
Advancing the Science of Human Flourishing
Few academic gatherings bring together the rigor of scientific inquiry and the depth of contemplative practice as successfully as the Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (SRI), which took place June 7-12 at the Garrison Institute. Since its founding in 2004, SRI has been a driving force in the development of the field of contemplative science. Now in its third decade, SRI continues to convene leading researchers and contemplatives to explore some of the most pressing questions at the intersection of mind, human flourishing, and social transformation.
Fusilli with Peas, Squash Blossoms, Fresh Cheese, and Bronze Fennel
We think of June as the height of spring, but...
Greeting is Meeting: Haiku and the Art of Mindful Animism
Two decades ago, at a colloquium on haiku poetry, I found myself sitting next to a Japanese poet during a lecture by a psychologist on “Haiku and the Practice of Mindfulness.” In chatting with him beforehand, I noticed that he understood English perfectly well but struggled a bit to speak it.
Roots of Renewal: Ecological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity
A Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Culture,...
Spicy Spring Vegetable Curry
To please a large crowd with some folks who eat meat and some who don’t, we make vegetarian curry and separately braise meat with similar flavorings to serve on the side.
Conscious Change Forum Event Recap
The inaugural Conscious Change Forum hosted by Garrison Institute’s Spirituality & Social Change initiative and the Conscious Change Collective brought together more than 100 people from at least 10 countries, including change leaders, funders, spiritual activists, and leading practitioners working at the intersection of inner work, spirituality, and social change. We build upon a long history of nonviolent and spiritually based movements for justice, faith lineages that have invested deeply in societal wellbeing, and Indigenous traditions where the spiritual and communal are inseparable.
From Fragmentation to Integration: Rethinking Leadership for a New Economic Era
On October 17, the Garrison Institute's...