Judy Lief teaches us the practice of tonglen – a mindfulness technique that intakes the suffering of others and replaces it with compassion.
Remembering Darlene Cohen
Friend, author and Zen priest and author Darlene Cohen has died, whose work focused on helping people with chronic pain.
Touch of Grey
There is a sacred dimension to growing old. In the face of aging and dying, we can call upon practice to sustain and inspire us.
Frank Ostaseski on how to offer compassionate companionship to the dying
Danny Fisher interviews Frank Ostaseski about his work with the Zen Hospice Project and the upcoming Metta Institute program.
Batting Practice: On Buddhism and Baseball
There’s one notable difficulty to being a Buddhist baseball fan: attachment to the outcome of the game.
Would you be caught dead (or alive) in this shirt?
Rod Meade Sperry’s take on the Interdependence Project’s new t-shirt: “This Body Will Be A Corpse.”
What Makes You Think You’ll Live Forever?
Stan Goldberg gains sobering insights into death and his own insecurities during a retreat with Ribur Rinpoche.
Age-Old Affinity
Taking her newborn to an assisted living facility, Misha Becker discovers the mysterious kinship between the very old and the very young.
Memorial service for Robert Aitken Roshi announced; official Diamond Sangha obituary released
Roshi’s Diamond Sangha has now released an official obituary, and has now announced an August 22 memorial service in Honolulu.
Sprouting Seeds of Compassion
Marc Ian Barasch decides to see what would happen if he simply planted a seed of good intention and waited to see what came up.