Metta's fourth trimester
Welcome, dear readers, to a new month of taking metta off the meditation cushion and into the world. Last month we celebrated... Read more >
Welcome, dear readers, to a new month of taking metta off the meditation cushion and into the world. Last month we celebrated... Read more >
Not long ago, Jeff Wilson, a scholar of Pure Land Buddhism, suggested that I might do well to present the work... Read more >
Energy The third factor of enlightenment is energy (Pali: Viriya), a mental property (Pali: cetasika) and the sixth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, known as... Read more >
Last week, I finally caught COVID-19 for the first time. Over the past three years there have been many times... Read more >
The Alchi Green Tara at the Alchi monastic complex in Ladakh. Image courtesy of Peter Van Ham My trip through India during the months of September… Read more >
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. From shedrub.org The true benefit of studying the teachings of the Buddha and the pronouncements of enlightened masters is to be inspired to change... Read more >
Fri. Pomnyun Sunim. Image courtesy of the Jungto company The Korean Seon (Zen) master, the venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, … Read more >
Her phone rang and Mary Carol looked down to read the following text message: Hi Mary Carol, thinking of you today. … Read more >
Passage to Fudaraku. From kagawa5.jp In early October, I was invited to participate in a workshop on Buddhism, violence and non-violence, organized by … Read more >
Nonduality is one of the most misunderstood and distorted teachings of Western Buddhism. The way this is generally understood is... Read more >
From phys.org Two Buddhas collaborate and play different roles in delivering sentient beings According to the Common Nature Sutra According to the... Read more >
The Scottish ensemble. At artmag.co.uk Replay the melody: it should be easier each time thinking less about the notes, about the measure. It's all just an arrangement... Read more >