Thích Nhất Hạnh’s First Love Story, Part 3
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
15 September 2026
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD continues her exploration of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s “first love,” and how it transformed his Dharma practice
Metta’s Testimony
Mettamorphsis
11 September 2026
Our loving-kindness practitioner follows the Dharma into volunteer work with survivors and whistleblowers, reflecting on trauma, truth-telling, healing, and compassionate action.
How Nāgārjuna Reimagined Emptiness: The Evolution of a Core Buddhist Teaching
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
9 September 2026
How a second-century philosopher transformed the pedagogy of the emergent Mahayana tradition through new insights on a core idea
Book Review: At Peace, Filled with Joy
Nina Müller
3 September 2026
A new book from a former monk and Buddhist teacher draws on one of the oldest and most celebrated Buddhist texts for timely teachings
Centering Sangha, Part 5: Planned Giving
John Harvey Negru
2 September 2026
From bequests to retirement accounts, planned gifts can transform a lifetime of Buddhist practice into support for future generations of the Dharma
The Cost of Always Being Reachable
Kassidy Evans
31 August 2026
What Buddhism can teach us about being unavailable as an antidote to our addiction and anxiety-driven attachment to phone attention
Beginner’s Mind: Conditions of Intention: Buddhist Agency in an Age of AI and Insecurity
Krishna Kuruvadi
29 August 2026
A college student in the United States ponders the tension between freedom and independence in a conditional world
The Art of Household Living: Lessons from the Sigalovada Sutta
Dipen Barua
28 August 2026
The Sigalovada Sutta is the quintessential guide to Buddhist conduct and ethics for householders, outlining a happy home and social life
Changing the World
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 August 2026
While Buddhism is often portrayed as wholly world-renouncing, spiritual progress can clearly be found in working to help others through improving the world we live in
The Teaching That Accommodates Sentient Beings of All Different Aptitudes
Alan Kwan
25 August 2026
Alan Kwan explains how the universality of Amitabha Buddha’s vows means that every being has a sure and true way of rebirth
When Death Is Not the Enemy
Margaret Meloni, PhD
24 August 2026
Margaret Meloni offers a meditation on grief, release, and the friends who teach us how to let go
Karma Through the Lens of Yogacara: Clearing Muddy Waters
Ven. Tanmyeong
20 August 2026
Ven. Tanmyeong invites us to meet life’s apparent setbacks with patience, practice, and a clearer mind.