“Compassion Is How to Begin, Wisdom Is How to Develop, and Dignity Is How to Be”
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
8 August 2023
Nachaya reviews Awakening Dignity: A Guide to Living a Life of Deep Fulfillment by Phakchok Rinpoche and Sophie Wu
Death and Decay, Birth and Rebirth: Cycles of Life in Nature and Ourselves
Sarah C. Beasley
7 August 2023
Contemplating the joy and sorrow of life transitions with equanimity and wisdom
Pilgrimage: Journey to Outer and Inner Landscapes
Asa Hershoff
4 August 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff ponders the significance of pilgrimage as part of our Buddhist practice
The Dangerous Six Sense Doors
Prof. David Dale Holmes
2 August 2023
Prof. David Dale Holmes offers a Theravada perspective on guarding the gates of the mind
Metta’s Tent Revival
Mettamorphsis
31 July 2023
Our metta-meditator brings loving-kindness and soup before encountering novel approaches to death and dying in England
Reflecting on the Choice of Memorializing Loved Ones
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 July 2023
What does Buddhism teach us about processing impermanence and working with our grief?
Zen in the Mettaverse: How a 400-Year-Old Buddhist Temple is Evolving in Response to Modern Japanese Suffering
Dexter Cohen Bohn
27 July 2023
Manifesting connection and compassion in a digital world
Religion as Practice: The Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan
Gereon Kopf
26 July 2023
Prof. Gereon Kopf reflects on years of teaching about Japanese Buddhism as he embarks on the arduous Shikoku Pilgrimage
Learning How to Suffer
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
25 July 2023
As we work for awakening, Sensei Alex Kakuyo advises us that we cannot eliminate suffering, but instead we can learn to accept it as it arises
How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
24 July 2023
Who will we encounter when we are reborn in Amitabha’s Buddha-land? Alan Kwan takes a look at what kinds of beings dwell there
Layered Simplicity: Guiding Ideas for Creative Makers and Meditators, Part Two
Ratnadevi
20 July 2023
Mindfulness teacher and artist Ratnadevi offers gentle guidance for all who struggle with the creative or artistic process
Five Things I’ve Learned About Compassionate Action
Satya Robyn
19 July 2023
Satya Robyn reflects on her life as an activist and a changing of the seasons to a new focus