The website serves as a hub where Buddhist educators can access and share lesson plans, articles, videos, teachings, and practices.
What Are the Four Foundations of Mindfulness?
The four foundations of mindfulness is the Buddha’s fundamental teaching on meditation common to all Buddhist traditions.
5 ways Buddhist communities can take part in social change
Like fish in water, it’s easy for us to ignore the systems of injustice that surround us. Colin Beavan offers five tips to recognize injustice and swing into action.
Buddhism Began with a Good Meal
Buddhism isn’t about depriving yourself of worldly pleasures. Andrea Miller explains how a healthy meal helped Siddhartha understand the importance of nourishment — and offers a healthful recipe for cashew pulao.
How to Be a Friend Until the End
According to Frank Ostaseski, offering care to someone who’s dying is like meditation: there’s no one right way, but practice helps, and so do basic guidelines.
A Buddhist Chaplain Disrupts Suffering in Rikers Island
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles Justin von Bujdoss, the first-ever Buddhist chaplain in Rikers Island — America’s most notorious jail.
Is Mine Bigger than Yours?
Charles Johnson explores our endless capacity to compare ourselves to others, and the Buddha’s antidote to trying to measure up.
Our Moment of Possibility and Joy
Who am I, really? Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara shares three teachings that have given her solace and strength as she’s asked that question.
Japanese Buddhist priest joins movement to divest from fossil fuels and nuclear power
Photo by Frédéric Paulussen.“I was taught about the idea of how changing your bank account can contribute to bettering the environment. That was an enlightenment for me.”
Courage Starts With Uncertainty
Margaret Wheatley and Pema Chödrön discuss how organizations can acknowledge their confusion and trust in the goodness of the underlying order.









