Veneration
Venerable Jieyu
15 October 2012
Original Chinese text: Venerable Jieyu Translation: Zakiyyah Wahab English editing: Cathy Ziengs In this modern age where less attention is placed on faith and religion,
Moment Mind = 1/ Infinite Time
Zen Master Seung Sahn
13 June 2012
Zen Master Seung Sahn was the 78th Patriarch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism – a monk who devoted his whole life to propagating the
Vow
Bhikkhu Nayanabodhi
7 May 2012
Early morning, everyday Fallen leaves, I sweep away The temple ground looks clean and tidy. Thus I vow day and night, That I shall always
The Most Awkward Question to Ask a Bereaved Person
素善
6 January 2012
“You feeling better?” She wasn’t, but I most certainly could have said something better. Through her tears and sniffles the otherwise confident and self-assured ma’am
The Power of a Name
Cathy Ziengs
1 January 2012
Dandelion seeds. Did you ever pick a dandelion plant on a warm summer day, and hold it to the sky, and blow the soft seeds
The Most Demanding Qualification of All?
Yuan Xing Tang
1 January 2012
In one’s life, there are certain kinds of transitional events that are considered distinct turning points: the attainment of a qualification, the conferral of a
A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Nina Müller
1 January 2012
A few weeks ago, I visited my grandmother who lives in Stockholm. In Sweden, people call their grandmothers by two different names: farmor, which means father’s
Buddha loves Gaia: Mahayana Reflections on the Global Ecological Crisis
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Buddhism is a religion that respects and cares for the Earth. As they walk by the Buddha’s side, disciples do not forget that Mother Nature,
Generosity, Right Livelihood and Appreciation: Reflections on Buddhist lay life
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Sometimes I feel that the choice to be a lay disciple in Buddhism matters just as much as choosing to be ordained. As laypeople we
Dilemmas of Generosity
Raymond Lam
1 August 2011
I remember watching a friend perform once in a play. My friend played an ordinary pedestrian on the street, was in a scene where he
No Death, No Fear
Dr. Robert Law
1 August 2011
On 1st January 2006, a group of alumni of the Hong Kong University Medical School gathered together outside the HKU Medical School to mourn the passing
Solitude: Underrated!
Buddhistdoor Global
1 July 2011
One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as