On Desire
Maia Duerr
18 December 2024
The Buddhist relationship with desire is complex and changes over time and across different historical, practical, and scholarly contexts
The Most Wonderfully Stressful Time of the Year: Expectations and Consumerism During the Holiday Season
Kassidy Evans
17 December 2024
This holiday season, Kassidy Evans invites us to moderate commercialism and gift truly meaningful things that will delight and thrill
Engaged Buddhism Special Report: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Explores Sustainable Development at Three-Day Workshop in Bhutan
Craig C Lewis
2 October 2024
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim returned to Bhutan to hold a three-day workshop on sustainable development for rural communities.
The Beauty of Empty Pots
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 March 2024
In Buddhist thought, emptiness plays an essential role in understanding the deepest truths of reality. In Buddhist practice, emptiness can create a powerful space for life and growth and so much more.
The Horse, the Rider, and Onions . . .
Tiffani Gyatso
8 September 2023
Buddhist artist Tiffani Gyatso delves into the Buddhist teaching of self and non-self, examining what it means to strip away the layers of delusion that hide our true nature
Desire Causes Suffering
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 June 2023
Understanding how desire makes us suffer and how acceptance helps us deal with this truth in life
Buddhistdoor View: We’ll Get the AI We Deserve
Buddhistdoor Global
4 March 2023
Spiritual questions about our increasingly complex emotional relationship with AI chatbots and how they reflect our own minds
The Reason Why People Are Unhappy No Matter How Hard They Try to Be Happy
Jungto Society
15 September 2022
Approaching desire, attachment, and aversion in our Buddhist practice
On Mind and Body
Prof. David Dale Holmes
3 May 2022
Meditating on the mind and body as two coexistent and interdependent parts
What Is a Successful Life?
Jungto Society
14 March 2022
Thoughts on a life well-lived from Venerable Pomnyun Sunim
On Right Intention
Prof. David Dale Holmes
2 August 2021
Exploring the roots and motives of our mental actions
Suffering and Rainy Days
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
27 July 2021
Buddhist advice for skillfully working with our desires