Know the Ideal, Accept the Actual
The New Year is a natural time for reflection and the setting of resolutions. This is a valuable process, for it’s all too easy to
The New Year is a natural time for reflection and the setting of resolutions. This is a valuable process, for it’s all too easy to
The Buddha gave us many methods to facilitate the investigation of our own minds. With conscious intention and some determination, we can end or greatly
Shamatha meditation is the practice of settling the mind into a stable and calm state of present-moment awareness. Once the mind is in such a state,
The first teaching I received on the Buddhist view was the First Noble Truth—the Truth of Suffering. During my first years of studying Buddhism, I
A Hong Kong resident for many years, over the summer I have been visiting friends and family in the UK. One of the highlights was
In the US, where I’m from, the words “healthcare” and “healing” carry very specific impressions: white-coated doctors, antiseptic rooms, pharmaceuticals . . . and fear.
The second of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is about the origin of suffering—namely, craving. While many other causes of suffering may appear in our
Years ago on Bali’s remote northern shore, surrounded by frogs filling the air with a deafening cacophony of song, I was introduced to the six dakini teachings
As my husband Jason and I prepared to welcome Adelaide into our lives nearly ten months ago, I thought about the kind of home we
When we inadvertently hurt someone, in order to justify that our intentions were pure we often tell ourselves that we didn’t do anything wrong and
While my husband and I waited for the birth of our daughter nine months ago, I spent much of my pregnancy contemplating how I would
Refugee, healer, author, meditation teacher, Buddhist nun, bodhisattva—these are just some of the descriptions of Venerable Dr. Kimle Kalsang. Born into a family of traditional