Inspired by the teachings of the Buddha, Singhashri Gazmuri outlines the steps we must take when seeking a life of nonviolence.
How, asks Brian Joshin Byrnes, do we as Buddhists come into genuine contact with the people and places we reject?
Indigo Ocean explores the concept of worship and how it can enrich the Buddhist practice of awareness.
Emptiness is not something to be afraid of, says Thich Nhat Hanh. The Heart Sutra teaches us that form may be empty of self but it’s full of everything else.
A fully enlightened female buddha, Tara is the actuality of compassion and wisdom. Meditating on her, says Lama Palden Drolma, can awaken our own buddhanature.
Each one of us, says David Viafora, can be a kalyana mitra, or “spiritual friend.” Here’s how.
In this teaching, Thubten Chodron comments on a prayer to the buddha Tara to protect us from the eight dangers.
According to Yogacara, or “mind-only” teachings, everything we experience is a construct of consciousness. Guo Gu explains how it all works.
When we place offerings on the altar for teachers long past, do we understand what we are doing, or why? Zenju Earthlyn Manuel looks into the depths of that encounter between past and present.
It’s the concept of “other” that drives the evils the world suffers from, says Roshi Joan Halifax. The contemplation we need now is that in reality there is no separation.
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