The Buddhist Retirement Plan
Vanessa Sasson
29 September 2017
A financial adviser once told me that most people only really begin saving for retirement in their mid-forties. It would be better to start earlier,
Anam Thubten Rinpoche On Non-attachment, Being a Buddhist Gypsy, and Impermanence
Raymond Lam
10 February 2017
Dharmic insights for urban Buddhists
A Student Death
Vanessa Sasson
13 January 2017
One of my students killed himself this year. He was 20 years old. A friend of his came by my office to tell me the
Working with Attachment and Family
Summer Adams
7 October 2016
Being separated from my daughters is not easy, but sometimes it is necessary to have some time away without feeling guilty. I am currently traveling
Buddhistdoor View: Keeping the Personal Touch—Khandro Thrinlay Chodon’s Example
Buddhistdoor Global
30 September 2016
In diverse locales around the globe where Buddhist masters fill hotel ballrooms, concert halls, and country clubs, the Vajrayana master Khandro Thrinlay Chodon has her
Buddhistdoor View: Balancing “Family” Love with Love for All Beings
Buddhistdoor Global
9 September 2016
The Buddha’s approach to human relationships has not always been universally admired. Perhaps his most socially contentious deed was his abandonment of his family and
Conversations about Cause and Effect
Summer Adams
12 August 2016
At the entrance to the temple here at Khadro Ling there is an image of the Wheel of Life, (Skt. bhavacakra), clutched by a gruesome-looking monster
How to Enjoy Death – Preparing for Life’s Final Challenge without Fear – Book Review
Ken Aronds
22 April 2016
As a Nyingma practitioner for the past 23 years, I found Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s How to Enjoy Death to be an eye-opener. Written from a Gelug point
Buddhistdoor View: Enjoyment without Attachment
Buddhistdoor Global
19 February 2016
For many, enjoyment is the primary objective in life. Modern advances in science, technology, and medicine mean that the fortunate among us no longer need
Candlelight Teacher: Ego and the Oil Lamp
buddhistdoor
29 August 2013
The night was promising to be long as the first. Autumn frosts where setting on the ground amid the evening mist. We had huddled in
Love versus Attachment
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
Consider if you were asked to decipher the difference between love and attachment… how would you answer? In the first instance both are perceived to
The Buddha’s Teaching to Let Go
Raymond Lam
1 April 2011
The following three comic pages are an English translation of author Suen Wai Kwan’s retelling of “The Monk with the Flowers”. In the story, a