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Circles of Life and Death, Part One: Recalling Thich Nhat Hanh and Black Elk
In our busy and difficult modern lives, we forget that life flows in circles. But the wisdom of our teachers can bring us back to that essential truth and harmony
In our busy and difficult modern lives, we forget that life flows in circles. But the wisdom of our teachers can bring us back to that essential truth and harmony
Magaret Meloni offers a lesson in mindfulness, acceptance, and self-compassion in times of grief and impermanence
A meditation on the complex life of spiritual friendships and their role on the Buddhist path
Reflections on the fact and process of loss, and finding beauty in a world so torn by suffering
Kassidy Evans examines how social media has amplified the false sense of self in young people—and the Buddhist antidote
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim discusses the growing threat of war in East Asia and how to adopt a healthier perspective on work and play
A philosophical examination of the concepts of self and non-self in Buddhism and related systems of thought
Our loving-kindness practitioner embarks on a Goenka-style Vipassana retreat and realizes that it is time for a new direction in her practice
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on relationships, perception, and managing our expectations.
Joseph Houseal explores anti-war activism and ritual suicide as a performative expression of nonviolence and compassion
In a world of light-speed “progress” and enflamed ecology, Gregory Pettys invites us to reconnect with our bodies and joyfully abandon all hope of fruition
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies has done extensive work in its teachings, land and building use, and collaborations to put it on the cutting edge of contemporary ecoDharma