What is the relationship between absolute reality and the relative world we inhabit? Mahayana Buddhism’s answer is called the two truths.
Dalai Lama releases New Year’s message
The Dalai Lama gave advice for the year ahead in an address at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies’s 50th Anniversary on New Year’s Day.
A meditation on interconnection, with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg shares a short guided meditation to help connect us to ourselves and the people around us.
Bearing Witness to All of Life
Roshi Bernie Glassman on the three pure precepts — cease from evil, do good, and do good for others — and why they all come down to one point.
Seeing Beyond the Screen
Yael Shy invites millennials to bring some mindfulness into their digital lives.
angel Kyodo williams’ New Year’s reflection
rev. angel Kyodo williams shares how we can set the intention to show up for ourselves and the world in 2018.
What is Dharma?
Dharma is a fascinating term. It integrates many levels of experience—from our first moment on the path to the achievement of realization.
Mindful Movements
Thich Nhat Hanh offers three exercises for well-being, “a wonderful way of connecting your mind and body in mindfulness.”
Dalai Lama launches iPhone app to share news and teachings
The free app includes news, videos, photos, livestreams, and details on the Dalai Lama’s global travels.
bell hooks tells the story of the first time she met Thich Nhat Hanh
When bell hooks met Thich Nhat Hanh, all that could come out of her mouth were the words “I’m so angry.” In this video, she shares how he responded.









