What Is and What Is Not? Revising Our Mind
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
8 March 2023
A meditation on the nature of the brain and the path to mental well-being.
Releasing Hard Feelings Is a Good Death
Margaret Meloni, PhD
3 March 2023
Death with a lower-case “d”: the wisdom of impermanence
The Buddha’s Teaching: Permission to Be Ourselves
Satya Robyn
2 March 2023
Contemplating the space between Buddhist activism and community building
Dancing to Enlightenment: Drukpa Nuns Bring New Energy to the Songs of Realization
Karen Greenspan
28 February 2023
An exploration of tantric song and dance practices at Druk Amitabha Mountain Nunnery on the outskirts of Kathmandu
Beginner’s Mind: Self-Compassion: Learning to Hear Myself
Surya Anna Bromley
27 February 2023
A US college student confronts impermanence, and explores compassionate responses to attachment and aversion
Creating Flat Land
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
22 February 2023
Practicing patience and perseverance with the hills and valleys of daily life
Master Shandao’s Interpretation of Amitabha’s 20th Vow of Deliverance
Alan Kwan
21 February 2023
Exploring the deep and true meaning of the 20th vow in Amitabha Buddha’s schema of liberation and rebirth, according to Master Shandao
Breaking Free: Doing Nothing and Being Nobody
Ratnadevi
16 February 2023
A meditation on the freedom possible in prison and the way our minds can imprison us even when we believe that we are free
How the Magic Works
Satya Robyn
14 February 2023
Satya Robyn explores those moments of compassion and wisdom that can arise spontaneously in our relationships with others
The Detached View of One Who Knows
Prof. David Dale Holmes
1 February 2023
Right View and Right Intention on the Buddhist path
Metta’s Tree Medicine
Mettamorphsis
31 January 2023
Our Living Metta columnist offers insights into her path to meditation as she concludes another period of practicing loving-kindness in daily life
Remembering the Whole Person: Honor and Celebrate the Life of a Loved One
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 January 2023
A Buddhist approach to finding new meaning in the lives of our loved ones