Decades later, Judy Panko Reis sees that out of even the darkest violence a new life of service and transformation can emerge.
“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”
Toni Bernhard sheds light on how easily we attach to ideas of ourselves, when these are really nothing more than just that: ideas.
Review: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick
When someone we care about is seriously ill, we often feel uncomfortable and don’t know what to do. This book gives some good advice.
The Last Embrace: The Dalai Lama blesses a dying man

In this moving rembembrance, Elaine Mansfield recalls when His Holiness and her husband made a very meaningful connection
Confession of a Lapsed Non-meat-eater
Rod Meade Sperry reflects on the compassion and difficulty of changing your diet to vegan.
Obituary: Diane Hittleman, yoga teacher
Diane Hittleman was a yoga teacher and Buddhist practitioner who helped introduce and popularize hatha yoga in the U.S. in the 1960s.
Rebirth – An excerpt from Chris Lemig’s The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha

Even at twelve, Chris Lemig knew he was gay — he just didn’t want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance, and fear, he took his first steps into the closet.
My Father’s Gift — A story of loss and renewal
A guest post by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald, author of Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are.
Think monks don’t get stressed?
A recent story from Religion News Service suggests that some monks are every bit as stressed as you are. Or, worse.
What You Nurture Is What You’ll Become
Jerry Braza, author of The Seeds of Love, reflects on growing mindful relationships.