It All Matters: On Metta, Feelings, and Forgiveness
Sister Ocean
22 September 2017
Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.
Conventional Body View
Prof. David Dale Holmes
15 September 2017
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
View from the Audience: Looking Back on the 15th Sakyadhita Conference in Hong Kong
BD Dipananda
15 September 2017
Landmark conference encourages women’s…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind: Faith Established in Context of Practice, Part Two
Alan Kwan
8 September 2017
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
Using the Everyday to Reflect on the Profound
Raymond Lam
1 September 2017
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
Contemplation of Feelings
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 August 2017
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
Perception and Reaction – Embracing Hard Truths
Shveitta Sharma
11 August 2017
We are disturbed not by things,but by the views we take of things.Epictetus, The Encheiridion
Shoshin and the Fear of Others
Mettamorphsis
11 August 2017
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
Sowing the Seeds of Metta to Dissolve Fears of the Unknown
Mettamorphsis
21 July 2017
Last month, I introduced the overall concept of lily padding as a combination of location-independence and letting the Dharma take the lead. During my seven
Relationship Comes First: On Caring for our Hindrances
Sister Ocean
21 July 2017
There is a classical teaching from the Buddha on the Five Hindrances* that also provides instruction on how to overcome our own hindrances. I was
The Religion of the Future
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
21 July 2017
A recent report by the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center projects that some of the world’s major religions are going to expand, with the notable
A Humanitarian Action for Other Living Beings: Creating Space for Urban Biodiversity through Buddhist Gardening
Kanchana Weerakoon
17 July 2017
The story of Metta garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka