Category: Buddhism

by (Spirit Rock): It is said that soon after his enlightenment the Buddha passed a...

by Tami Simon: When many people are first introduced to tonglen, a Tibetan Buddhist practice for...

by Chad Foreman: Ever since I read a book by the Dalai Lama I have...

by Dalai Lama: Innermost Awareness Is The Essence Of All Tibetan Buddhist Teachings…

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by Stephen Batchelor: It is undeniable that a significant proportion of those drawn to Buddhism and...

We can suppress anger and aggression or act it out, either way making things worse...

Pema Chödrön and Dzigar Kongtrül—a student and her teacher—talk straight about honesty, self-deception, and why...

PEMA CHÖDRÖN offers her unique perspective on The Way of the Bodhisattva, Shantideva’s classic description...

We base our lives on seeking happiness and avoiding suffering, but the best thing we...

There is a key moment, says Pema Chödrön, when we make the choice between peace...

Throughout our day we can pause, take a break from our usual thoughts, and wake...

by Pema Chödrön: Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This...

A teaching from Khandro Thrinlay Chodon on truth and awareness.

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Khandro Thrinlay Chodon talks about how to develop Compassion and Wisdom

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by Carol Kuruvilla: A koan is a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists use during meditation...

Eeek! Eeek! Eeek! the bird cried. It! It! It! And the world as Peter Coyote...

by Myrko Thum:  Many teachings from Zen-Buddhism are told in short and delightful zen stories.

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“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.” ~The...

By Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau:  Thai women were among the first women in Asia granted voting...

by Bill Scheffel: Examining the Buddhist view of the unconscious we might first look at...

by Anam Thubten: Excerpted from embracing each moment…

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Death is a journey into the unknown, but like any journey it goes better if...

by Sanannah King:  Moments before the Dalai Lama took the stage at Emory University in...

by Melvin McLeod: Richard Gere talks about his many years of Buddhist practice, his devotion...