Metta’s Gardening Leave
Mettamorphsis
17 March 2025
Our loving-kindness meditator explores the darker side of meditation practice and the growth that comes from digging deep in the roots of the mind and garden
Eliminating Suffering Through Buddhist Practice
Jungto Society
13 March 2025
A Dharma teaching from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on the path eliminating ignorance through Buddhist practice
Filling Our Bowl of Light: Rest as Resilience for Uncertain Times
Sarah C. Beasley
11 March 2025
Sarah C. Beasley teaches us that rest fosters resilience, self-acceptance, and inclusion—essential for both inner healing and collective liberation.
May You Live in Interesting Times: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
Margaret Meloni, PhD
27 February 2025
Margaret Meloni explores the inner practice of cultivating equanimity, acceptance, and resilience in the midst of change and uncertainty
Embrace the Cold
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 February 2025
Understanding the Buddha’s teachings on suffering is a bit like understanding our need to dress for the weather, says BDG North America correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Are There Any Prerequisites To Enter the Gateway of Amitabha’s Pure Land?
Alan Kwan
25 February 2025
The character of Queen Vaidehi provides an invaluable model for understanding the causal conditions for Pure Land rebirth
Dharma Drum Mountain’s Threefold Education: A Conversation with Ven. Yan He
Craig C Lewis
24 February 2025
BDG speaks with Ven. Yan He about Dharma Drum Mountain’s unique approach to Dharmic cultivation and practice, combining academic, public, and social care education.
Transcending Polarity in Challenging Times
Ratnadevi
21 February 2025
Mindfulness teacher Ratnadevi reminds us that the urgency of our age calls us to slow down—because true change begins in stillness
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Reinterpretation of Mindfulness
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
20 February 2025
An examination of Thich Nhat Hanh’s approach to teaching and practicing mindfulness on the path to awakening and liberation
On the Way-Seeking Mind and Steadiness
Maia Duerr
19 February 2025
A meditation on finding strength in Buddhism’s three jewels to stay afloat in these difficult geopolitical times
Resetting Our “New Year, New Me” Mindset
Kassidy Evans
18 February 2025
Kassidy Evans explores a healthier, more balanced perspective on setting out new commitments for our unfolding 2025
The Buddha’s Path to Peace
Jungto Society
17 February 2025
Dharma teachings from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on the bodhisattva path toward peace and reconciliation