Self-Love and Compassion – Lama Palden Drolma
An excerpt from Love on Every Breath by Lama Palden Drolma. […]
Smiling Buddha Kriya
by Yogi Bhajan: Historically this is a very outstanding kriya… […]
The Path To Illumination – Dr. Alberto Villoldo
by Dr. Alberto Villoldo: The Buddha, who had lived a sheltered life of luxury as the young prince Siddhartha… […]
The 5 Qualities Of Buddha Nature
by Chad Foreman: Buddha nature. The hidden jewel within… […]
Leonard Cohen On Depression and Relationships
Leonard Cohen is interviewed about his decision to join a zen monastery, but the interview steers towards his depression, relationships. […]
The Best of Sharon Salzberg: Life, Teachings, Quotes, And Books
Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference — in our own lives and those of others. —Sharon Salzberg […]
Dalai Lama: Spirituality Without Quantum Physics Is An Incomplete Picture Of Reality
by Kalee Brown: “Broadly speaking, although there are some differences, I think Buddhist philosophy and Quantum Mechanics can shake hands on their view of the world… […]
Where The Earth Meets The Sky – Future Feature Documentary
The goal of Where the Earth Meets the Sky is to create a breakout, feature length documentary film that will reach a global audience to galvanize new and broad support for Tibetan Freedom. […]
On the Subject of Religion – Satya Narayan Goenka
The following is the general text of Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka’s remarks at one of the panels of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January, 2000 […]
What is Nirvana? – Thich Nhat Hanh
Discourse by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh… […]
Meaningful Symbols – A Guide to Sacred Imagery
For thousands of years, humans have used symbols to communicate values, ideas, and profound concepts. Symbols require no words, yet they say so much. […]
Dhanpal-Donna Quesada – Intro to Buddhism: “10 Houses of Suffering”
Dhanpal-Donna Quesada: An all-in-one, shortened version of the Houses of Suffering presentation that introduces Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths. […]
Dhanpal-Donna Quesada—”The Life-Changing Practice of Presence”
Donna Quesada talks about the life-changing practice of presence and gratitude at Yoga West, Los Angeles, “Home of Kundalini Yoga.” […]
Graphic Buddhist Meditation to Eliminate Anger – Donna Quesada
by Donna Quesada: This is a very potent Guided Buddhist Meditation for eliminating anger and hatred, through the contemplation and imagery of death and impermanence. […]
The 4 Main Spiritual Practices Of Tibetan Buddhism
by Chad Foreman: Ever since I read a book by the Dalai Lama I have been hooked on Tibetan Buddhism… […]
Showing Up – Arjuna Ardagh
by Arjuna Ardagh: We just completed a one-week Radical Brilliance Laboratory near Freiburg in Germany… […]
The First Teachings Of Buddha To His Son Rahula At Mango Stone
The following text is a description of Ambalatthika-rahulovada Sutta – The Pali text named “Instructions to Rahula at Mango Stone… […]
You Are the Buddha – Adyashanti
by Adyashanti: Rediscovered years later in an old file, the following talk was written by Adyashanti in preparation for the first silent retreat he taught, in July 1997: […]
Boundlessly Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom – Roshi Joan Halifax
by Roshi Joan Halifax: The Large Sutra on Realizing Wisdom Beyond Wisdom marks a vital shift from early Indian Buddhism to the Mahayana vision […]
Healthy Desire: A Buddhist’s View Of Mindfulness & Sex
by Ray Buckner: Buddhist practitioner Ray Buckner shares how bringing mindfulness into sex helps us develop a healthier relationship with… […]
Gratefulness in The Now – Roshi Joan Halifax
Br. David Steindl-Rast and Roshi Joan Halifax give a dharma talk. […]
10 Must Read Life Lessons From Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama was a great spiritual leader from a kingdom that is now called Nepal. […]
Technology and Compassion: A Conversation With the Dalai Lama
From how we get around to how we spend our time to how we manage our health, technology is changing our lives […]
What Is The Universal Mind?
by Bill Scheffel: I once heard Tsoknyi Rinpoche comment that terms for the unconditional – such as “Buddha nature” or “unborn awareness”… […]
Joseph Campbell: On Becoming an Adult
Joseph Campbell speaks about the rituals of becoming an adult, throughout indigenous people in the world, which includes fear and fighting of the symbolic gods. […]
Stay with the Soft Spot – Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön on how to awaken bodhichitta—enlightened heart and mind—the essence of all Buddhist practice. […]
The Feminine Principle in Buddhism – by Khandro Thrinlay Chodon
Khandro Thrinlay Chodon: The feminine principle can be viewed at different levels in accordance with an individual’s understanding or perspective. […]
How Far Are You Willing to Go to Wake Up?
By Lauren Krauze: Dream Yoga expert Andrew Holecek explains how tapping into our lucid dreams can help us better understand—and even enhance—our waking life. […]
Old Age Is Not Guaranteed
Zen training talks a lot about death. But one practitioner found that it doesn’t necessarily prepare you to face your own. […]
The 10 Qualities Of Buddhahood
by Kedar Nath: Gautama Buddha’s magnanimous qualities are well known across the world and are mentioned in important texts such as the “Tipitaka: The Pali Canon” or the “Forty Methods of Samatha Bhavana” in the ancient [...]
Five Things that Block the Pure State of Meditation
By Chad Foreman: What is Preventing You from Connecting with the Divine? […]
Start with a Flower: Alice Walker & Sharon Salzberg
Moderated by Melvin McLeod: Sharon Salzberg: In speaking about metta practice, or loving-kindness practice, one of the hardest things is not to sentimentalize. […]
The Path Towards Nirvana
by Kedar Nath: The path towards nirvana is an arduous path which starts with cessation and ends with cessation… […]
Thich Nhat Hanh’s 14 Principles Of Engaged Buddhism
by Azriel ReShel: How to put compassion into action… […]
The Life Of Gautama Buddha
by Kedar Nath: Buddha taught the message of mercy and non-violence towards all living beings… […]
The Five Buddha Families as a Path of Residency at Upaya – Roshi Joan Halifax
by Roshi Joan Halifax: I began practicing with Roshi Bernie Glassman and Jishu Angyo Holmes almost 25 years ago… […]
Buddha & Enlightenment – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When Lord Buddha got enlightened, he was silent for seven days… […]
Why Buddhists Have More Fun – Robert Thurman
Can your life be guided by fun, joy, and happiness even in these troubling times? Buddhist scholar and philosopher Robert Thurman says, with Buddhism, it can… […]
The Wisdom of “It’s Not My Fault”: Finding Freedom When We are Caught in Self-Blame – Tara Brach
by Tara Brach: I sometimes think that the most basic truths are the ones that we most regularly forget, and one of them is: If we are turned on ourselves, we cannot love this life… [...]
Do I Need A Teacher? Tibetan Buddhism Explained : Force For Good – Robert Thurman PHD
by Robert Thurman: Kalachakra Yogas Sadhana and Intuition Chapters : Do I Need A Teacher? Tibetan Buddhism Explained Force For Good with Robert AF Thurman Tibet House US New York City 2016… […]
Thich Nhat Hanh Explains the Art of ‘Letting Go’
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist master, has some interesting advice about what it means to truly let go. […]
Mysticism Defined by D.T. Suzuki
D. T. Suzuki is credited with bringing Zen to America. Through books, articles, and teaching, Suzuki helped make Zen instruction widely accessible in North America. […]
What Is Enlightenment? – Adyashanti
Adyashanti: Many people think that enlightenment is an altered state of consciousness. Actually, what we perceive every day through the distorted lens of ego is the truly altered state […]
Beat Zen – Alan Watts
by Alan Watts: It is as difficult for Anglo-Saxons as for the Japanese to absorb anything quite so Chinese as Zen. […]
Psychedelics and Religious Experience – Alan Watts
by Alan Watts: The experiences resulting from the use of psychedelic drugs are often described in religious terms. They are therefore of interest to those like myself who, in the tradition of William James, are concerned [...]