Dare to Be Boring: Advice for a Life Well Lived
Tilly Campbell-Allen
29 October 2018
Embracing simplicty
The Fire Sermon: The Third Sermon of the Buddha
Prof. David Dale Holmes
8 October 2018
Overcoming craving and attachment to sense…
The Mustard Seed of Grief and Rebirth
Mettamorphsis
4 January 2018
Facing loss, finding renewal
Awakening is Still Lifetimes Away
Vanessa Sasson
4 December 2017
I was sparring in karate class. We were doing our usual thing, fighting each other happily as Kyokushin karatekas tend to do, smacking each other around in
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
10 October 2017
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
The Buddhist Retirement Plan
Vanessa Sasson
29 September 2017
A financial adviser once told me that most people only really begin saving for retirement in their mid-forties. It would be better to start earlier,
Anam Thubten Rinpoche On Non-attachment, Being a Buddhist Gypsy, and Impermanence
Raymond Lam
10 February 2017
Dharmic insights for urban Buddhists
A Student Death
Vanessa Sasson
13 January 2017
One of my students killed himself this year. He was 20 years old. A friend of his came by my office to tell me the
Working with Attachment and Family
Summer Adams
7 October 2016
Being separated from my daughters is not easy, but sometimes it is necessary to have some time away without feeling guilty. I am currently traveling
Buddhistdoor View: Keeping the Personal Touch—Khandro Thrinlay Chodon’s Example
Buddhistdoor Global
30 September 2016
In diverse locales around the globe where Buddhist masters fill hotel ballrooms, concert halls, and country clubs, the Vajrayana master Khandro Thrinlay Chodon has her
Buddhistdoor View: Balancing “Family” Love with Love for All Beings
Buddhistdoor Global
9 September 2016
The Buddha’s approach to human relationships has not always been universally admired. Perhaps his most socially contentious deed was his abandonment of his family and