The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Eight – Brazil
Frances McDonald
3 July 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
Is Life Suffering? The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part One
Sister Ocean
3 July 2015
When I first came across Buddhism, I heard that the First Noble Truth was “Life is suffering.” I quickly dismissed Buddhism as a pessimistic philosophy.
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Seven – From Korea to the Philippines to Hong Kong
Frances McDonald
26 June 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
When Good Intentions Are Directed by Wrong View
Ty Phillips
19 June 2015
When we inadvertently hurt someone, in order to justify that our intentions were pure we often tell ourselves that we didn’t do anything wrong and
Zen and the Art of Dry Landscape Gardens
Meher McArthur
12 June 2015
One of the most visited sites in Kyoto, by Japanese tourists as well as by foreigners, is the temple Ryoan-ji in the northwestern part of
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Five – Dzogchen and Meeting Her Teachers
Frances McDonald
12 June 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Four – Finding the Nyingma Lineage
Frances McDonald
5 June 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
Lilac Meditation
Sister Ocean
5 June 2015
My mother loved gardening. When I was a child, she told me all the names of the different plants, trees, and flowers around our home
Becoming a Buddhist in America
Dorje Kirsten
5 June 2015
At 9,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, surrounded by long-haired hippies chanting, praying, singing, smoking marijuana, ringing bells, and waving vajras, I was
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Three – Ordination, First Retreat, and First Teaching
Frances McDonald
29 May 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part One – Journey to India
Frances McDonald
15 May 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
“Mindfulness Itself Has a Healing Property”: Venerable Analayo on Healing the Body and Mind
Raymond Lam
24 April 2015
How disappointed are we in old age when joints just don’t move as easily as they used to? How about when the body refuses to