“Grief is how we love in the face of loss,” wrote Joan Sutherland in the Fall 2019 issue of Buddhadharma. Now, in this new time of so much loss, her teaching on coming to terms with grief feels especially relevant.
Shelter in the Three Treasures
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard shares how taking refuge in the three treasures of buddha, dharma, and sangha allows us to practice not in spite of trying circumstances, but with them.
Reach Down and Touch the Earth
Now more than ever, says Buddhist teacher Pamela Weiss, we need to do away with patriarchal values and reweave women’s voices into the torn fabric of our world. As the Buddha did in the face of Mara, we need to reach down and touch the earth.
“Dharma Relief” to help COVID-19 medical supply shortage
A new organization-fueled effort seeks to bring Buddhists together for a relief project “in an effort to generate the resources to help our healthcare workers,” starting with FDA-approved facemasks.
The Solidarity Sutra
Scholar and Soto Zen Buddhist priest Duncan Ryuken Williams shares his Solidarity Sutra for the coronavirus age.
Watch “A Steady Heart in Time of Coronavirus,” from Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield
Meditations and practices to help us loving-awareness and contribute to the healing of our world in the coronavirus era.
Exhaling into a Brighter Future
As the coronavirus crisis separates us through self-isolation and social distancing, Anne Cushman shares how we can use this moment to remember how deeply our lives are intertwined.
Practicing Love in a Pandemic
Meditation teacher Kimberly Brown offers a short practice for cultivating a loving connection to ourselves and the world amid the coronavirus pandemic.
3 Small Practices for Living in the Coronavirus Era
Bonnie Myotai Treace offers these three “small” reflections to help us stay open-hearted and connected as we reckon with the fear and uncertainty coronavirus has brought into our lives.
Practicing Equanimity in a State of Emergency
In the face of COVID-19, Gary Gach shares how we can soothe our feelings of denial, anger, and fear with a helpful dose of equanimity.









