Metta-in-Waiting
Mettamorphsis
2 April 2026
A journey of caregiving, spiritual searching, and unexpected community reveals how loving-kindness can reshape even the most uncertain chapters of life.
A journey of caregiving, spiritual searching, and unexpected community reveals how loving-kindness can reshape even the most uncertain chapters of life.
Grace Song explores the future of Won Buddhism in the United States through the expanding role of lay practitioners shaping inclusive and accessible sangha life.
A fleeting “false spring” becomes a gentle lesson in Buddhist teachings on impermanence, reminding us that hope and disappointment arise together, and both must be held lightly
Exploring the characteristics and qualities of the transcendent, paradisical Pure Land that lead to repose and Buddhahood
Margaret Meloni offers a powerful reflection on death and dying, love and loss, and the fragile beauty of impermanence
In this piece, Ratnadevi explores how Buddhist shraddha and the Latin fiducia offer a deeper alternative to fragile, outcome-dependent hope in uncertain times
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD, examines Thich Nhat Hanh’s Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings in the context of the Order of Interbeing
Dharma-informed advice for uprooting the destructive thought-habits and tendencies shaping American turbulence and chaos
Tiffani Gyatso offers a joyful meditation on flowing with life, ecstasy, and mindfulness
Joseph Houseal explores expressions of impermanence in the classic Noh performance of Yuya.
Laurence Brahm traces the origins of Vajrayana to a melting pot of spiritual influences in Pakistan – and unveils a hidden heritage
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a teaching on desire and attachment in relationships.