Large Trees, Deep Roots
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
27 November 2024
Embracing the teachings of Buddhism, we strengthen our roots to withstand life’s inevitable storms with resilience and wisdom
Buddhism and Nature
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
10 October 2023
A reminder of Buddhism’s close relationship with the natural world and our need to recognize this in our daily lives and practice
Metta’s Checkup
Mettamorphsis
19 September 2023
A meditation on loving-kindness for oneself in the midst of intense dental pain and the wonderful kindness of strangers
Death and Decay, Birth and Rebirth: Cycles of Life in Nature and Ourselves
Sarah C. Beasley
7 August 2023
Contemplating the joy and sorrow of life transitions with equanimity and wisdom
Desire Causes Suffering
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 June 2023
Understanding how desire makes us suffer and how acceptance helps us deal with this truth in life
Exploring the Big Dilemmas in Susan Bauer-Wu’s A Future We Can Love
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
16 June 2023
Asking and pondering on questions on the environment, society, and our increasingly volatile world in Susan Bauer-Wu’s new book
Metropolitan Museum of Art to Showcase “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE”
Raymond Lam
29 May 2023
An upcoming exhibition in New York will help tell the complex story of the early origins of Buddhism
Metta’s Snow Days
Mettamorphsis
6 January 2023
Finding a state of flow with those around us can happen at a meditation retreat, or in our everyday life as we bring loving-kindness into the world
Acceptance and Autumn Leaves
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
17 October 2022
It is just a shift in perspective that moves us from suffering in the face of change and brings us to the path of wisdom and joy
Seeing And Revering Nature With Love: Trees Of Dharamsala By Nicholas Vreeland
Adele Tomlin
16 December 2021
Buddhist monk Nicholas Vreeland (Thubten Lhundup) discusses the beauty of trees in this interview with British writer, poet, scholar, and translator Adele Tomlin
Mongolia Launches National Campaign to Plant One Billion Trees by 2030
Craig C Lewis
8 October 2021
Government pledges at least one per cent of GDP to protect environment
84,000 Trees to Celebrate the Buddha: Bhumisparsha Tree-Planting Initiative Takes Root
Craig C Lewis
1 September 2021
44.531 trees planted around the world