Driving at Night
Sister Ocean
26 February 2016
The American novelist E. L. Doctorow once wrote that writing is “like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but
Myanmar’s Public Health Care System: Filling the Gaps
Shuyin
12 February 2016
The ambulance pulls up at the gates of Htantabin Monastery in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, where Sayadaw Kaywala waits patiently. As the door opens, he bends
Know the Ideal, Accept the Actual
Sister Ocean
31 December 2015
The New Year is a natural time for reflection and the setting of resolutions. This is a valuable process, for it’s all too easy to
Form and Content: Integrating Dharma and Yoga
Jill Satterfield
30 October 2015
The Buddha gave us many methods to facilitate the investigation of our own minds. With conscious intention and some determination, we can end or greatly
Giving Space and Finding Joy
Heather Sanche
9 October 2015
Shamatha meditation is the practice of settling the mind into a stable and calm state of present-moment awareness. Once the mind is in such a state,
The Sting of Suffering: The Scorpion and the Wasp
Heather Sanche
11 September 2015
The first teaching I received on the Buddhist view was the First Noble Truth—the Truth of Suffering. During my first years of studying Buddhism, I
Love Letter to the Earth – Book Review
Roz Keep
21 August 2015
A Hong Kong resident for many years, over the summer I have been visiting friends and family in the UK. One of the highlights was
A Thangka Painting Project of the Chöd Pacification of Suffering Practice
Dakini As Art
14 August 2015
In the US, where I’m from, the words “healthcare” and “healing” carry very specific impressions: white-coated doctors, antiseptic rooms, pharmaceuticals . . . and fear.
I Want What I Want When I Want It! The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part Two
Sister Ocean
7 August 2015
The second of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is about the origin of suffering—namely, craving. While many other causes of suffering may appear in our
Being Present with Revulsion: A Bath-time Story . . .
Heather Sanche
7 August 2015
Years ago on Bali’s remote northern shore, surrounded by frogs filling the air with a deafening cacophony of song, I was introduced to the six dakini teachings
Creating Space
Heather Sanche
10 July 2015
As my husband Jason and I prepared to welcome Adelaide into our lives nearly ten months ago, I thought about the kind of home we
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