Journeying to Our True Nature: Beginner’s Mind
Grace Song
9 August 2024
A reflection on the true nature of teachers and the meaning of practice in Won Buddhism
Food for the Mind
Prof. David Dale Holmes
8 August 2024
Prof. David Holmes examines mind training and meditation as taught by the renowned Thai master Ajahn Lee Dhammadaro
One Dead, Dozens Injured after Heavy Winds Hit Buddhist Meditation Center in Alberta
Justin Whitaker
6 August 2024
Several hundred people had gathered for an 11-day retreat when severe winds hit the area
Online Dharma: Tergar Announces Live Talk with American Actor Michael Imperioli on His Buddhist Journey
Craig C Lewis
5 August 2024
Tergar International has announced a free webinar with American actor Michael Imperioli on “Why Outer Success Did Not Translate into Inner Fulfillment.”
Beginner’s Mind: Stillness in Motion
Vicente Gil
2 August 2024
A US college student ponders maintaining harmony and holding Buddhist precepts on the ski slopes
How to Be a Bull
Margaret Meloni, PhD
29 July 2024
Margaret Meloni offers a Buddhist perspective on approaching life’s storms with courage, acceptance, and self-compassion
Buddhist Temples and Japanese Americans across the US Celebrate Obon Festival
Raymond Lam
25 July 2024
Celebrated one month earlier than in Japan, the Obon festival commemorates the deceased and the bodhisattva Jizo’s compassion
Ignorant Kittens
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 July 2024
Lessons on accepting and forgiving harm from others while maintaining healthy boundaries, with the help of a new kitten
A Conversation with Tim Ream, EcoDharma Teacher
John Harvey Negru
23 July 2024
American ecoBuddhist, activist, and Zen practitioner Tim Ream offers a lifetime of wisdom as he teaches the fundamental ecological and spiritual need for us to love Earth
Civil Asset Forfeiture Used to Confiscate Donations from Colorado Buddhist Monk
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 July 2024
Buddhist monk Ven. Pho Kay had US$19,000 seized during a traffic stop but ultimately regained his funds after a four-month legal battle, highlighting issues with civil asset forfeiture and law enforcement treatment in the United States.
Young Voices: Nirvana Starts in the Kitchen?
Chris Wong
22 July 2024
A high school student in the US offers some Zen reflections on stillness and the many paths toward liberation.
Buddhistdoor View: Political Violence through a Buddhist Lens
Buddhistdoor Global
20 July 2024
The assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump reminds us of the need to extend empathy to all beings and to quell anger within ourselves before it leads to greater harm