The View from the Top
Sister Ocean
2 December 2016
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
Buddhistdoor View: How to Be Happily Unhappy
Buddhistdoor Global
25 November 2016
The History Boys (2006), a masterful film adaptation of playwright Alan Bennett’s drama of the same name, has a thoughtful and melancholy ending. The film deploys
Harnessing Knowledge Technologies to Overcome Ignorance
Paola Di Maio
11 November 2016
Scientific and technical progress has developed exponentially in the last century, enabling unprecedented achievements in numerous fields, from medicine to space travel. Yet sometimes such
Developing Consideration of Others
Summer Adams
4 November 2016
While dining at a restaurant a few weeks ago, my daughter Amaya saw a child her own age who appeared to have been born with
A Small and Precious Miracle
Sister Ocean
4 November 2016
My first meditation retreat was in 2004, in Ladakh, northern India, at the far western end of the Himalayas. Our meditation hall was an army
Sage Advice for Your Child: The Now I Know Storybooks by Sally Devorsine
Lizzy Grindey
28 October 2016
Imagine you could give your child the kind of wise spiritual instruction provided to a young Tibetan lama. The kind of instruction that nurtures a
Improving the Lives of People with ALS through Mindfulness
Anna Marconi
7 October 2016
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)* is a serious neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive weakness and a huge psychological impact on both patients and their carers.
Cognitive Ease and Mantra Recitation
Malcolm Hunt
7 October 2016
Recently, I was sitting on a train coming back home from Sydney Central and couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between a teenaged girl and
Cultivating Wellbeing in the Heart of the City: An Interview with Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Pundarika Hong Kong
23 September 2016
For more than 21 years, Tsoknyi Rinpoche has traveled the world teaching about the innermost nature of mind as understood by the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Exclusive Interview: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on Living Life with Balance and Awareness
Buddhistdoor Global
23 September 2016
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a revered Karma Kagyu and Nyingma master. Born in 1975, the son of renowned meditation master Tulku Uryen Rinpoche, he received
Rainy Day Contemplations on Suffering
Summer Adams
9 September 2016
It’s pouring with rain outside and my youngest daughter is in bed with a fever. I thought that we had escaped southern Brazil’s winter flu
Are You Sure?
Sister Ocean
9 September 2016
Sacca, or truthfulness, is the seventh of the ten paramis, or perfections. We usually think of truthfulness in relation to speech, and this is the basis for