Filling the Emptiness with Love at the Duc Son Orphanage
Shuyin
24 November 2017
Providing a proper home and hope for abandoned children…
The Compassionate Relief of Tzu Chi – Inspiring Great Love in the United States and Around the World
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
20 November 2017
The American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead famously said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only
Buddhist Path Beyond Borders
Lyudmila Klasanova
20 October 2017
India is the motherland of Buddhism and a great source of knowledge and wisdom. In August, I had the honor of teaching a series of
Relationship Comes First: On Caring for our Hindrances
Sister Ocean
21 July 2017
There is a classical teaching from the Buddha on the Five Hindrances* that also provides instruction on how to overcome our own hindrances. I was
Self, Other, and the Spaces Between: Behind the Lens with Niçoise Photographer Fiorenza Menini
Sarah C. Beasley
5 May 2017
“It is so magical, it is so wondrous, this meeting, as in a dream—”** I met artist Fiorenza Menini during late summer 2014. After visiting
Gladden the Mind: Four Ways to Practice with Negative Thinking
Sister Ocean
5 May 2017
Knowing how to gladden the mind is an important part of a happy life. The Buddha included it as the 10th of the 16 exercises
Right Speech in the Internet Age: If You Have Nothing Nice to Say, Say Nothing at All
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
13 April 2017
As children we grew up hearing variations of “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.” Sadly, not many of us paid
The Way of the Bodhisattvas
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
31 March 2017
It is important to ask questions of ourselves, such as is it enough to only practice meditation or sadhana on the cushion? Are we becoming self-indulging Dharma
The Trump Presidency and Lessons I Refuse to Learn
Vanessa Sasson
17 February 2017
As I try to adjust to living in a world dominated by Donald Trump’s presidency and the growing realities of right-wing governments in various parts
The New Year Is Now
Sister Ocean
30 December 2016
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
“There Is Also Joy”—Mindfulness-based Dementia Care
Caitlin Dwyer
23 December 2016
Imagine a difficult situation that many of us experience: an aging parent is beginning to forget things, to have difficulty speaking, to struggle physically, and
The US Election and the Vajjians
Vanessa Sasson
2 December 2016
I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the results of the presidential election in the United States. The whole world, it seems,