Vow
Bhikkhu Nayanabodhi
7 May 2012
Early morning, everyday Fallen leaves, I sweep away The temple ground looks clean and tidy. Thus I vow day and night, That I shall always
The Most Awkward Question to Ask a Bereaved Person
素善
6 January 2012
“You feeling better?” She wasn’t, but I most certainly could have said something better. Through her tears and sniffles the otherwise confident and self-assured ma’am
The Power of a Name
Cathy Ziengs
1 January 2012
Dandelion seeds. Did you ever pick a dandelion plant on a warm summer day, and hold it to the sky, and blow the soft seeds
The Most Demanding Qualification of All?
Yuan Xing Tang
1 January 2012
In one’s life, there are certain kinds of transitional events that are considered distinct turning points: the attainment of a qualification, the conferral of a
A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Nina Müller
1 January 2012
A few weeks ago, I visited my grandmother who lives in Stockholm. In Sweden, people call their grandmothers by two different names: farmor, which means father’s
Buddha loves Gaia: Mahayana Reflections on the Global Ecological Crisis
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Buddhism is a religion that respects and cares for the Earth. As they walk by the Buddha’s side, disciples do not forget that Mother Nature,
Generosity, Right Livelihood and Appreciation: Reflections on Buddhist lay life
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Sometimes I feel that the choice to be a lay disciple in Buddhism matters just as much as choosing to be ordained. As laypeople we
Dilemmas of Generosity
Raymond Lam
1 August 2011
I remember watching a friend perform once in a play. My friend played an ordinary pedestrian on the street, was in a scene where he
No Death, No Fear
Dr. Robert Law
1 August 2011
On 1st January 2006, a group of alumni of the Hong Kong University Medical School gathered together outside the HKU Medical School to mourn the passing
Solitude: Underrated!
Buddhistdoor Global
1 July 2011
One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as
The Beauty of Age: Weathering Suffering
Raymond Lam
1 July 2011
The term “old people” is a stigma in contemporary Western society. Unless you are wealthy, famous or politically influential, it is a horrible title to
Thoughts on the Word “dukkha/duḥkha” (Suffering?)
Alastair Gornall
1 June 2011
It is common knowledge that the Buddha taught that all conditioned things cause us to suffer. The fact that suffering is latent in our experience