
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind: Gain and Loss in the Two Kinds of Practices
The 13 disadvantages of miscellaneous practices in…

The 13 disadvantages of miscellaneous practices in…

On experiencing buddhahood and reaching the ocean of…

Lately, it seems that as each month goes by, another study is released touting the almost miraculous benefits of mindfulness—another hospital has started offering mindfulness-based

“The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”

Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.

People believe that everything they see and conceive of, including their so-called bodily selves, is fixed and permanently there to be used for fulfillment and

Landmark conference encourages women’s…

The Principal Karma of Assured Rebirth in Primary Practice If we believe that deep faith and earnest aspiration are pre-requisites that we must establish through our

I have recently been preoccupied with the notion of identity. I confess, however, that my reflections were not inspired by a sutra or a commentary

Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera cites the Word of the Buddha on the contemplation of feelings (Diga Nikaya 22): But how does the disciple dwell in contemplation of the

We are disturbed not by things,but by the views we take of things.Epictetus, The Encheiridion

The previous two articles in this column, which explored combining location-independence with letting the Dharma take the lead—what I term “lily padding”—described how tonglen dissolves the fear of