Mind Pioneer

06/07/2025

Join me for a unique meditation retreat in beautiful Vermont!
June 27-29: https://bit.ly/Clarity_In_Nature

Kindly hosted by our friends at Karmê Chöling, Karunika Nick Vail will guide an onsite meditation retreat to rediscover clarity, presence, and connection in the natural setting of beautiful, rural Vermont.

What: Onsite Meditation Retreat Where: Karmê Chöling (Vermont, USA) When: June 27-29
Learn more at nalandabodhi.org
Please join our Karunika Nick Vail in the practice of meditation, meaningful discussion, and community experiences designed to calm the mind and open the heart.

02/15/2025

https://bit.ly/Four_Reminders_Human
We are all fortunate to have the privilege of being human and being able to choose how we think, speak, and act.
This opportunity is fleeting, and we must not take it for granted or let it pass us by. We need to take advantage of our time now, and use the resources we’ve inherited to be of benefit to ourselves and others.

02/09/2025

06/27/2024

06/27/2024

05/27/2024

Are you ready to unlock your path to freedom and meaning?
🙏✨Embark on a journey to discover meaning and greater awareness anywhere, anytime with Nalanda Digital Dharma's Introduction to Buddhism online course. Learn more at https://digitaldharma.nalandabodhi.org/.

05/03/2024

The LA Times reports that a new study coauthored by Eli Susman ’18 found that extending kindness and self-compassion in a daily 20-second meditation lowered stress and improved mental health for study participants. The key factor is making a regular habit of doing this “micropractice.” For those more experienced with meditation, Nick Vail ’02 offers guidance for a longer contemplation exercise on compassion on the Nalandabhodi Buddhist website.

🔗 More on Micropractices: https://lat.ms/49XghNd

🔗 Vail Contemplation Exercise: https://bit.ly/3y7p1mv

04/14/2024

Listen to a brief guided meditation on contemplating the 4 Reminders from yours truly:
https://bit.ly/Guided_Med_4_Reminders

04/12/2024

Some good friends and I present the foundational teachings of the Buddha in a new online course, Introduction to Buddhism.

Learn more at https://bit.ly/NB_Digital_Dharma

Nalandabodhi

02/29/2024

Happiest 90th precious human birth day to a most wondrous man, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche!
E ma ho!
A short article on his Songs of Realization: https://bit.ly/Harmony_Community

02/25/2024

New article: https://bit.ly/Stillness_In_Motion

Samsara is often portrayed as a spinning wheel of cyclic existence, whereas nirvana is taught to be complete relaxation and peace, similar to the unmoving space that is the hole in the hub of a wheel. Ultimately, it is the union of the axle and the gap of the hub that allows the cart to function properly. Likewise, the Middle Way exemplifies the nonduality of suffering and peace, samsara and nirvana.

01/13/2024

We can gain a fresh perspective by remembering silence amidst what can often feel like a cacophony of noise. Silence is omnipresent behind and between the notes and voices. If we relax and listen deeply, we can tune into the gaps, pauses, and spaces that pervade our experience.

Read the article here:

Practicing self care to avoid burnout isn't always easy. Here's how a habitual overworker changed that habit, plus an exercise you can try for yourself.