Guilt: a Hindrance or a Gift?
Nina Müller
13 February 2019
Finding the courage to examine guilt and…
Buddhists Reflect on the US Midterm Elections
Justin Whitaker
13 November 2018
The road to political and spiritual change
Retreating into the World: the Ultimate Spiritual Practice
Tilly Campbell-Allen
30 July 2018
Questions on the value of Buddhist retreats
Bringing Awareness Practice from Retreat into the World
Sarah C. Beasley
1 November 2017
Many Buddhists spend at least part of their time practicing in a retreat setting, cultivating the qualities so needed to survive and thrive in today’s
Stepping into the Mandala – A Journey to Ankor Wat
Sarah C. Beasley
28 July 2017
I have practiced visualizing and making mandala offerings for years, but when I entered the main temple at Ankor Wat, I found myself stepping onto
The View from the Top
Sister Ocean
2 December 2016
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
Buddhism and Creative Writing, Part Two
David Brazier
21 October 2016
James Sanford and his colleagues in their wonderful volume Flowing Traces (Sanford et al 1992, p.3) point out that “Buddhism’s beginnings in Japan had the arts at
Cognitive Ease and Mantra Recitation
Malcolm Hunt
7 October 2016
Recently, I was sitting on a train coming back home from Sydney Central and couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between a teenaged girl and
Procrastination, Determination, and Compassion
Sister Ocean
7 October 2016
I’ve known people who go to a single meditation retreat and when they return home they start sitting an hour in the morning and an
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
Practicing Perfection in Art, Buddhism, and Life
Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
17 June 2016
I was listening to my favorite podcast as I drove home from a retreat last month. In a reversal of roles, On Being host Krista Tippett was
The Medicine Buddha and the Power of Healing
Dakini As Art
1 April 2016
The Medicine Buddha is a healing Buddha from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Many cultures have healing deities or rituals, and the Medicine Buddha is a