The Big Uncertainty
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
3 January 2018
Uncertainty, impermanence, and the awakened heart
The Difference Age Makes
Vanessa Sasson
19 May 2017
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
The Dakini at the Bus Stop
Tiffani Gyatso
21 April 2017
What are those beings that appear to us like thunder—suddenly, unexpectedly, intense, frightening, shaking our souls and penetrating the thin skin of our minds? I
Harnessing Knowledge Technologies to Overcome Ignorance
Paola Di Maio
11 November 2016
Scientific and technical progress has developed exponentially in the last century, enabling unprecedented achievements in numerous fields, from medicine to space travel. Yet sometimes such
Procrastination, Determination, and Compassion
Sister Ocean
7 October 2016
I’ve known people who go to a single meditation retreat and when they return home they start sitting an hour in the morning and an
Intimacy, Humility, and Stillness: The Perfection of Wisdom
Sister Ocean
17 June 2016
“To study the way of enlightenment is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is
“Giving Back”—What is that Anyway?
Cathy Ziengs
17 October 2014
“Here, take it!” I am looking at the arm of my elderly father, outstretched in my direction, a beautiful picture book in his hand. The
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 2
Raymond Lam
10 June 2013
Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 1
Raymond Lam
10 June 2013
In this two-part column series, we will visit the philosophical nuances and tensions in the thought of Shantideva, an important Indo-Tibetan philosopher (circa 8th century CE). To understand
The Aṣtasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
Yeow Foo Ng
22 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. Introduction According to Edward Conze, the Prajñ?p?ramit? literature extended over 1,000
Inspiring Stories on Finding True Happiness
Brenda Leung
21 February 2013
Opening the Door of Your Heart is a series of uplifting and interesting stories collected by Ajahn Brahm in the thirty years of his monastic life.
Under the Turkish Sky
Venerable Juetao
15 October 2012
Original Chinese text: Venerable Juetao Translation: Isabelle Tsang English editing: Cathy Ziengs The Turkish summer sky is azure and cloudless. The sun shines intensely, although