The Two Bright Guardians of the World
Key virtues for securing lasting happiness
Spiral Fracture
Kindness and gratitude in the face of suffering
Tales of the Emerald Buddha: Simplicity and Splendor
Perceptions and preconceptions of Buddhist…
Arahants With Taints Destroyed
Unraveling the knotted network of false views
Different Kinds of Happiness
On happiness and the cessation of suffering
Dare to Be Boring: Advice for a Life Well Lived
Embracing simplicty
Buddhistdoor View: Irreversible Climate Change—One Decade Left
The immense challenge of climate change and our…
Awakening is Still Lifetimes Away
I was sparring in karate class. We were doing our usual thing, fighting each other happily as Kyokushin karatekas tend to do, smacking each other around in
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
Contemplation of Feelings
Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera cites the Word of the Buddha on the contemplation of feelings (Diga Nikaya 22): But how does the disciple dwell in contemplation of the