To be a pensioner in your own way

An article by Anna-Maria Stawreberg in the Swedish Femina featuring also Eva Wells (Jivan Kavya). Photos by Magnus Liam Karlsson “My focus has never been on money.” As a young girl Eva Wells realized that she did not want to work as an employee, and she started her own business. …...Read More

Tiny Buddha’s 2025 Day-to-Day Calendar Is Now Available for Purchase

Hi friends! I’m excited to share that the ​2025 Tiny Buddha Day-to-Day Calendar​ is now available for purchase! Uplifting and healing, this calendar offers daily reflections from me, Tiny Buddha contributors, and other authors whose quotes have inspired and encouraged me. Featuring colorful, patterned tear-off pages, the calendar is printed …...Read More

The Perspective Shift That Helped Me Overcome My Perfectionism

“Perfectionism is the exhausting state of pretending to know it all and have it all together, all the time. I’d rather be a happy mess than an anxious stress case who’s always trying to hide my flaws and mistakes.” ~Lori Deschene When I got my start as a math teacher, …...Read More

Reading the king’s palm

“It is more important to know the lines of someone’s desires than to know the lines of his palms!” I have heard that a young man returned home after having studied astrology. His father was an old, experienced astrologer. He told his son, “Never be in a hurry to divulge …...Read More

Osho’s Maulshree tree saplings planted in the garden of Mahakaushal College in Jabalpur

The saplings originate from the tree under which Osho became enlightened, on 21 March 1953 Jabalpur’s forest officer, Dr. S.K. Jain, collected the flowers fallen from Osho’s Maulshree tree, located in the city’s Bhanwartal Garden, and extracted its genes. Within a few months, he handed over 11 saplings to Osho …...Read More

Turning in - in the Himalayas

“I have a deep respect for this process that allows me to peel away my darkness, my delusions, and my misunderstandings and to welcome my inner light to shine,” writes Aneesha. Next retreat at Osho Nisarga, 4-25 February 2025 As our prop plane from Delhi began its earthward descent into …...Read More

Pumpkin soup with fresh dill and coconut milk

A seasonal recipe from Maria-Carin’s cookbook, Lick Your Plate I did not spend much time with my father, but when I was 18 I did live in Munich for one year, and he used to visit me from Konstanz, which was only a 4-hour drive away. He’d bring a large …...Read More

Meet Sidd Murray-Clark

An interview with Siddhena by Bold Journey, published on September 26, 2024 We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Sidd Murray-Clark. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Sidd below. Sidd, thank you so much for joining us and offering your lessons and wisdom for our …...Read More

Why People Ghost and Advice for Coping (or Stopping)

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” ~Rumi A few months ago, someone I had dated briefly seven years ago reached out to apologize for his past behavior. Many of us know how being ghosted can evoke a mix of frustration, bursts of anger, and an underlying …...Read More

Why I Relapsed … and How to Avoid It

Why I Relapsed … and How to Avoid It By Patti Clark I’m Patti and I’m an addict. I got clean and sober the first time in 1988, two days before my thirtieth birthday. I wanted to start a family, and I knew that my addiction was a real obstacle …...Read More