Buddha in a Teacup: Notes from a Non-Capitalist Life in Bhutan
Linda Leaming
4 August 2025
Linda Leaming imparts lessons from Bhutan on managing expectations and living a life of acceptance and equanimity
Rooted in Inter-being: What Ancient Trees Taught Me About Grief and Connection
Nina Müller
1 August 2025
To visit Sequoia National Park is to see primeval beings that know inter-being and primeval connection better than anyone
Returning to the Basics: Buddhist Practice and the Joy of Clarity
Adam Dietz
29 July 2025
Adam Dietz offers a back-to-basics perspective on the foundational aspiration of Buddhist practice
Beginner’s Mind: No-Self and Social Suffering
Peyton Nakagawara
24 July 2025
A college student in the US explores the principles of Buddhist economics and its implications for individuals and for society at large
Buddhist Practice and a Pile of Mulch
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 July 2025
In life we will find weeds in both the world around us and our mind. While effort to remove them is an option, so is acceptance and faith in the bigger picture, writes BDG North America Correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Cultivating Equanimity: Insights from the Indriya Bhavana Sutta
Margaret Meloni, PhD
21 July 2025
Margaret Meloni explore’s one of the Buddha’s teachings on subjective perception, mindfulness, and equanimity
Children Should be Educated at the Right Time
Jungto Society
18 July 2025
Venerable Pomnyun Sunim visits a school in Dhaka for underprivileged children and shares his wisdom with social activists
Spiritual Wisdom and Global Relevance: International Buddhist Confederation Honors the Dalai Lama’s Dharmic Legacy
Craig Lewis
17 July 2025
The International Buddhist Confederation celebrates 90 glorious years of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: Spiritual Wisdom & Global Relevance
Embodying Compassion and Questioning Our Assumptions about Suffering
Kassidy Evans
15 July 2025
Kassidy Evans examines the ethics of compassion and whether more suffering necessarily means more depth and maturity
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
14 July 2025
LAM Yuen Ching traces the development of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism
H.E. Sangay Dorji’s Vision for Global Buddhadharma: Bhutan Steers Buddhism Toward the Future
Raymond Lam
11 July 2025
An in-depth conversation with a senior leader of Bhutan’s Central Monastic Body about his vision and hope for the Buddhism of the future
Metta’s Changeover
Mettamorphsis
10 July 2025
Our loving-kindness practitioner returns to the UK to find not only rewarding work and friendships, but also division and gossip that she must bring onto her path