Commitment and Freedom – A Paradox Unfolding in Changing Times
Ratnadevi
22 October 2024
Ratnadevi reflects on Buddhist retreats’ unique ways of teaching us that commitment can lead to freedom
Something Is Missing, Because Someone Is Missing
Margaret Meloni, PhD
21 October 2024
Margaret Meloni offers a meditation on the grief journey from loss and mourning to acceptance and equanimity
Buddhistdoor View: Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Underscoring the Ongoing Struggle for Nuclear Disarmament
Buddhistdoor Global
19 October 2024
The award highlights decades-long work for peace and the global reality that there is still much work to do
Blessings from the Plant Queendom: White Pine Medicine
Sarah C. Beasley
18 October 2024
Sarah C. Beasley offers a meditation on the power of time in nature to remind us of our deep interconnections with the land and all she offers
Back to Basics
Maia Duerr
17 October 2024
A welcome reminder of the fundamental truths of reality that the Buddha offered in his first teaching and how they are still deeply relevant to our lives today
Virtues Versus Values: Transforming and Channelling Anger and the Passions
Kassidy Evans
16 October 2024
Kassidy Evans explores how Buddhist practice and philosophical reflection can help us honor our anger without allowing it to overwhelm us
Raising Healthy Children
Jungto Society
15 October 2024
A Dharma teaching from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim that focuses on the realities of raising and educating children in a healthy environment
Persistence in Practice
Prof. David Dale Holmes
14 October 2024
Prof. David Holmes shares some excerpts from the Pali canon concerning progress on the path of practice
A Journey Through the Dance of Form
Joseph Houseal
12 October 2024
Joseph Houseal and Chelley Sherman will embark on a “Journey Through the Dance of Form” in a forthcoming online workshop exploring form and consciousness
Neding: A Retreat Place in the Hidden Land of Yolmo
Julia Stenzel, Jordan Borgman
11 October 2024
A sacred refuge of Buddhist practice established by Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche
The British Library’s “A Silk Road Oasis” – Mélodie Doumy’s Exploration of Dunhuang’s Cultural Convergence
Raymond Lam
10 October 2024
British Library curator Mélodie Doumy reveals the secrets of real, lived stories of people from the desert town of Dunhuang
Buddha-nature
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
9 October 2024
Anam Thubten Rinpoche examines the concept of buddha-nature and how the path to recognizing our fundamental nature is the key to liberation