Shambhala Studio founder and director Laurence Brahm launches his new column on BDG with a bang: specifically, a lightning strike
This New Year, invite your suffering to tea with awareness and treat it as a companion to be mindfully guided and befriended
The role of the Buddha’s stepmother in transforming the Buddha’s early movement by helping to establish the women’s order is unsurpassed
Ratnadevi guides through the possibility of New Year’s resolutions based in compassion for every part of our lives
Margaret Meloni highlights valuable lessons in equanimity and emotional fortitude from a story of one of the Buddha’s past lives
A winter morning of snow, animals, and tea becomes a quiet reflection on the Buddhist practice of taking refuge and actively building shelter from suffering
Encountering the profound teachings and presence of the Buddha of Infinite Light reveals the power of the Name
Tiffani Gyatso offers a rethinking of embodiment and intimacy, sexuality and presence through through a tantric lens
Maia Duerr continues her exploration of Socially Responsible Mindfulness, outlining ethical commitments for teaching mindfulness in secular and workplace settings
Lam Yuen Ching, PhD, begins a new series of articles that offer a deep dive into one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s key teachings: the Five Mindfulness Trainings
The holiday season is an annual invitation to reflect on the manufactured compulsion to consume and buy, and think for ourselves
Joseph Houseal shares his recollection of a serendipitous meeting of minds, of ancient and modern, and a shared love for the liminal mysteries of dance
