Karen Maezen Miller looks at why generosity is the starting place of all the virtues.
Ricky Gervais as the title character in "Derek", his new comedy with a heart of gold. (Photo: Netflix)Amid the current onslaught of antiheroes, vulgarity, ultraviolence, and exploitation on TV emerges a comedy based on an unlikely theme: kindness.
There’s another perspective of kindness that is so common it often goes unnoticed: a simple sense of being of the same kind.
Joshua Eaton asks: “Why is it that Buddhists are always talking about compassion but aren’t providing shelter for those in need?”
Sara Eckel discovers that volunteering isn’t about getting back more than you give. It’s just about giving.
A guest post by writer and psychotherapist Jennifer Hotchner on kindness as a nurturing force for our basic goodness.
Jon Clark happened upon a Buddhist book that changed his life. Now he’s bringing the dharma to others who have fallen on hard times.
Carolyn Rose Gimian reminds us that our difficulties with money are opportunities for working with our mind and strengthening our practice.
“How can I ever repay you for your teaching?” Thanissaro Bhikkhu answers this common question: “By being intent on practicing.”
Brenda Shoshanna, like the Dalai Lama, sees kindness as the heart of religion. She shares with us the kindness connecting her two faiths and the different ways they express it.
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