Do you want to learn to meditate – but don’t know how to start?
Here’s a one-minute meditation by Zen Master Mary Jaksch, the author of the Goodlife Zen blog with short and inspiring texts. Mary Jaksch gives also 10 important tips on how to start meditating.
I’ve found a very interesting channel of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. Based on the talks by Ajahn Brahm I watched, I would call it Buddhism Applied. 
The talks are neither about religion nor directly about spirituality, but show nice practices for a joyful life. The one below postulates to slow down and enjoy whatever you are doing. Even for watching it I had to slow down and only after some time I could really enjoy it. I watched several talks, a. o. Dealing With Difficult People and The Negativity of (fake) Positivity and there are still many interesting topics to choose. The Society has also some downloads… just explore them for yourself.
An incredible, amazing and fascinating true story about Kaihōgyō! I personally believe that it is possible to push body limits with mental strength! More information on marathon monks can be found in the articles below.
Nina Teggarty visits the ‘Marathon Monks’ in Japan, who have to complete two marathons every day for three months as part of their spiritual training.
Running Buddhas: Ultra-endurance and the spiritual athlete
Jayne Storey examines the training the Japanese Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei undertake to perform such a feat of ultra-endurance and how you can apply some of their training to your own sport
