Seizing the Now with Wisdom, Compassion, and Foresight
Who are you now? Who will you be? Thoughts for…
A Conversation with Chöying Khandro on Spiritual Authenticity and Honesty
Living a life of meaning and purpose
How to Want What You Already Have: A Practice for Taking Life As Granted Rather than For Granted
Embracing the Now
Dare to Be Boring: Advice for a Life Well Lived
Embracing simplicty
Meditation as Sustenance for Death and Dying
Who is dragging this corpse around? This huatou, similar to a koan, was popularized by Hsu Yun, a famous Chan Buddhist master of the late 19th/early
How to be Mindful of our Habits
I remember a story that a sister (let’s call her Sister G) told me the year before I ordained. It was raining, so a number of
Healing the Teenager Within
During the summer here at Plum Village we host a series of family retreats. For the first time this year I participated in the Teen
Too Busy for Mindfulness
There are times when life feels light and spacious, and times when life feels tight and full. Mindfulness practice is a way of life that
How Belief in Rebirth Might Protect the Earth
An American Buddhist friend of mine recounted a conversation she had with another practitioner, one who comes from a clear, unwavering cultural confidence in the
Short Stories of Discovering One’s Inner Joy
Where is my key?One night a man was crawling around on his hands and knees to look for something underneath a lamppost. When his friends