Food for Thought on Buddhist Practice
Cathy Ziengs
4 January 2013
People often share with me their stories of memorable events that spur them on in their Buddhist practice: a dharma talk from a special teacher,
Veneration
Venerable Jieyu
15 October 2012
Original Chinese text: Venerable Jieyu Translation: Zakiyyah Wahab English editing: Cathy Ziengs In this modern age where less attention is placed on faith and religion,
Smiling at an Old Friend
Nina Müller
29 May 2012
Nina is a graduate of the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. — Fast abrupt, I don’t know where am I
Aung San Suu Kyi and Meditation
Po Yi
1 April 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi has made big sacrifices for the people of Burma. In the recently released film, “The Lady”, Michelle Yeoh the actress makes
A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Nina Müller
1 January 2012
A few weeks ago, I visited my grandmother who lives in Stockholm. In Sweden, people call their grandmothers by two different names: farmor, which means father’s
Right Mindfulness (Sammā Sati)
Pastoral voices
2 November 2011
Right Mindfulness is the seventh aggregate of the Noble Eight Fold Path. There are four foundations of mindfulness for a genuine Buddhist yogi or practitioner,
Dr. Robert Law: Begin the Journey of Mindfulness
Dr. Robert Law
1 November 2011
Working like a physician in his diagnosis of disease and treatment prescription, Buddha teaches us that suffering in this world is due to too much
Golfing Meditation: Part 2
Dr. Robert Law
1 November 2011
Your Putt Watching golf tournaments on the television, you would have noticed that even golf professionals would miss some apparently simple putts. For the average
Golfing Meditation: Part 1
Dr. Robert Law
1 November 2011
Golfing Meditation Almost all great golf players in the world consult sport psychologists at one time or another. Many, in fact, have an in-house sport
Swimming Meditation: If only the Buddha had had a swimming pool
Dr. Robert Law
1 November 2011
In the Buddhist tradition, there is abundant literature on Walking Meditation. The reason is obvious. Walking does not require any tools, or preparation or expensive
Generosity, Right Livelihood and Appreciation: Reflections on Buddhist lay life
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Sometimes I feel that the choice to be a lay disciple in Buddhism matters just as much as choosing to be ordained. As laypeople we
Lessons from Mindfulness
Mariusz Popieluch
25 April 2011
We can distinguish circumstances as considered intended (whether they’re actually intended is another story) or unintended – situations deemed as deliberately chosen, or contingent. The consciously intended ones can