Finding Good News in Difficult Situations
Jungto Society
14 November 2024
A Dharma teaching from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on seeing the positive in the midst of bad news
Metta’s Circle of Care
Mettamorphsis
5 November 2024
Our loving-kindness practitioner must summon all of her resources as she encounters a young woman on the edge of a bridge in London
Online Dharma: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Launches New “Creative Resilience” Well-being Resource
Craig C Lewis
23 September 2024
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche launched a new free online resource initiated titled Creative Resilience offering a toolkit for happiness and mental well-being.
Online Dharma: Tergar Kickstarter Campaign for New “Joy of Living” Mobile App Gathers Steam
Craig C Lewis
30 August 2024
Tergar International, founded by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, has announced the success of its Kickstarter campaign for a new mobile app named “Joy of Living.”
Buddhistdoor View: Are We Mainstreaming Buddhist Meditation, Again?
Buddhistdoor Global
17 August 2024
Tech start-up Jhourney hopes to mainstream jhana meditation in ways that mindfulness was years ago, but many Buddhists urge caution
Meditation as Medication: The Intersection of Buddhism and Mental Health
Kassidy Evans
16 July 2024
Kassidy Evans explores the famous overlaps and the subtle distinctions between Buddhist meditation and Western psychology
Ego Attachment and the Myth of “Knowing Yourself:” Understanding Non-self in the Age of Social Media
Kassidy Evans
21 May 2024
Kassidy Evans examines how social media has amplified the false sense of self in young people—and the Buddhist antidote
From Traditional Roots to Modern Mindfulness: The Movement of Vipassana Meditation in the 20th Century
Dipen Barua
23 February 2024
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
Hong Kong Baha’i Community Hosts World Religion Day, Celebrating Youth as “Light of the World”
Raymond Lam
30 January 2024
This year’s annual interfaith event Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hong Kong celebrated the potential and power of young people
Academics Seek Support to Save Unique Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health Program in Toronto
Justin Whitaker
17 January 2024
The popular Canadian program has been a success with students, fostering cultural understanding and mental health awareness
Suffering and the Significance of Insignificance
Jungto Society
30 November 2023
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on living lightly with impermanence and change
MIT Study: Practicing Mindfulness with an App Could Boost Children’s Mental Health
Raymond Lam
16 October 2023
MIT study reveals the benefits of children’s use of mindfulness apps, including increased pro-sociality and decreases in negative emotions