Desire Causes Suffering
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 June 2023
Understanding how desire makes us suffer and how acceptance helps us deal with this truth in life
Three Milestones on the Easy Path to Becoming a Buddha
Alan Kwan
19 June 2023
Supercharging one’s progress on the spiritual path by examining Three Milestones on the Easy Path to Becoming a Buddha that we can rely on
The Chöd Cham of Nagi Gompa: An Alchemy of Radical Courage and Compassion
Karen Greenspan
14 June 2023
The Buddhist nuns of Nagi Gompa in Nepal embody an ancient spiritual heritage
Metta Stirs It Up
Mettamorphsis
7 June 2023
A loving-kindness practitioner brings her wisdom to a new farm, finding new stirrings of compassion and growth
Sangha: The War of Awakening
Asa Hershoff
5 June 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff on the foundational importance of mindfulness in our Buddhist practice and in our relationships with fellow practitioners
Praise and Blame: What’s Wrong at the Root of Our Society?
Prof. David Dale Holmes
31 May 2023
Prof. David Holmes shares a Buddhist view on being the change we wish to see in society
Soothing the Fear of Death: Lessons from Nakula’s Mother
Margaret Meloni, PhD
25 May 2023
Margaret Meloni offers a Buddhist perspective on the realities of facing our fears and those of our loved ones in the face of death and impermanence
Keep Planting Seeds
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 May 2023
In Buddhist practice we learn that slow and steady work is key to cultivating a good life
Expressing the Form of Amitabha Buddha as “Light”
Alan Kwan
18 May 2023
Exploring the meaning of light in the theological context of Amitabha Buddha and his embodied radiance in the Pure Land sutras
Layered Simplicity: Guiding Ideas for Creative Makers and Meditators
Ratnadevi
17 May 2023
Ratnadevi brings us along on a solitary retreat on the west coast of Scotland
Will You Reincarnate?
Asa Hershoff
12 May 2023
Asa Hershoff shares his thoughts and perspectives on the tantric view of rebirth and liberation
Dipa Ma: The Daughters of the Buddha Are Fearless
Victor M. Parachin
4 May 2023
The life of celebrated lay teacher Dipa Ma, whose work and example became a new model for laywomen teaching meditation