Does an Addict Have to Sober Up Before Treading the Buddhist Path?
Nina Müller
10 October 2019
On intoxicants, meditation, and the quest for clarity of mind
The Missing Self in Buddhism and Psychology
Asa Hershoff
5 June 2019
Essence-centered spiritual development
An End-of-year Blessing from Anam Thubten Rinpoche
Raymond Lam
20 December 2018
Counsel for 2019 from Anam Thubten Rinpoche
Literature as a Way of Living, Part Two
Seth Shugar
14 August 2018
On practicing the spiritual exercises we find in…
Literature as a Way of Living, Part One
Seth Shugar
19 July 2018
The spiritual exercises we can find in literature
Bagels and Mooncakes—Dealing with Desire and Craving
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
16 November 2017
How to recognize enjoyment and preferences without…
Fine-tuning Your Practice – Wise Effort
Sister Ocean
15 July 2016
When it comes to developing the fifth parami of viriya—the perfection of effort or energy—the instructions seem simple: the Buddha said to “abandon the unwholesome” and to “develop
Approaching Vajrayana – Part Two: Ground Tantra and Blessing
Jakob Leschly
3 July 2015
In the first instalment* of this four-part series, we looked at how we can gradually eliminate the causes of suffering and confusion through the Sutra
Don’t Rush Past the Suffering
Ty Phillips
27 March 2015
Suffering—we are all familiar with this term, and if we have lived for more than a few short months, we are also familiar with this
The Spiritual Side of Celebrities: Tiger Woods on Losing and Finding Buddhism
Naushin Ahmed
15 August 2014
The name “Eldrick Tont Woods” probably doesn’t ring a bell in anyone’s mind, even though it’s the given name of a modern-day legend. Add in a
Amitabha Buddha’s Three Vows of Deliverance (Part III – The 20th Vow)
Alan Kwan
14 March 2014
In this three-part series, Pure Land columnist Alan Kwan examines the three most important vows of Amitabha Buddha’s forty-eight vows, which constitute Amitabha’s plan for
It’s all About Me…?
Sister Ocean
1 February 2014
Editor’s note: Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily