The Big Uncertainty
Uncertainty, impermanence, and the awakened heart
Modern Mantras for Daily Life
In the Plum Village community, we learn to apply the art of mindful living in daily life. My teacher, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, (Thay)
Josh Korda: Where Buddhism, Life, and Psychology Meet
Walking the Dharma in in modern America
Concerning Dukkha
Understanding the root of suffering
Fearlessness and Climate Change: A Better Way to Be in a Suffering World
In 2007, I took a multi-year sabbatical from my career as an environmental professional and set sail on a 15,000-nautical-mile ocean voyage in a small
The Difference Age Makes
Life is pain. That is the first noble truth. Like most practitioners and scholars of Buddhism, I have given that truth a considerable amount of
When All Else Fails, Exhale
I once had a dance teacher who shared with us his trick for ensuring a successful performance: he would rehearse his dance company enough to
Baby Steps on the Path of Purity
I visited Venerable Nyanaponika Thera at the Forest Hermitage, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the mid-1980s, when Bhikkhu Bodhi was still staying there with him,
Self-reflection in Kashmir
The world is beset by what are often called “intractable problems.” Agitation and response seem to run in circles of escalating violence, with little apparent
A Student Death
One of my students killed himself this year. He was 20 years old. A friend of his came by my office to tell me the
The New Year Is Now
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.