As mindfulness is increasingly stripped from its ethical and cultural roots, Maia Duerr takes a look at the possibility and potential in socially responsible mindfulness
When others fail to uphold responsibility, our loving-kindness practitioner finds that metta becomes a practice of steady presence, boundaries, and self-care
Discipline can help practitioners to enjoy productive and healing self-care while avoiding falling into addictive habits
Autumn’s unpredictable weather becomes a Buddhist lesson in letting go of fixed ideas and meeting each moment with openness
How the Pure Land tradition understands the Buddha’s departure from the world, and how to faithfully transmit the lamp of the Dharma
As we enter the age of AI, Adam Dietz reflects on a Buddhist emphasis on clarity so our new tools may serve our humanity
In my previous article, we traced Thích Nhất Hạnh’s journey after the Vietnam War, when he was already settled in France. We examined his humanitarian
From sinking stomach to steady breath: how Buddhist wisdom and neuroscience meet in the everyday moments that test us most
Margaret Meloni considers skillful approaches to managing our relationship with loss and grief
Joseph Houseal explores the the role of emptiness as an expression of Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics in Japanese culture
“Caratha, bhikkhave, cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya, bahujanasukhāya, lokānukampāya, atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ. Mā ekena dve agamittha. Desetha bhikkhave dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ
An online summit hosted by Lion’s Roar brought together Western Buddhist leaders and writers to explore compassionate engagement
