Childhood Pets, Animals, and Kindness
Summer Adams
7 April 2017
I often think about what I most wish for my children in this life. As a mother who tries to follow the Buddha’s teachings, I
Family Matters: Taking Turns Parenting in Retreat
Summer Adams
3 March 2017
During the months of January and February (culminating with Losar, the Tibetan New Year), the Buddhist center where we live hosts a series of teaching
Acknowledging Mistakes and Moving Forward
Summer Adams
6 January 2017
While navigating my Dharmic path, I have had the great fortune to receive profound guidance from Chagdud Khadro, a renowned Vajrayana Buddhist teacher who also
Meditating with the Younger Sangha
Summer Adams
30 December 2016
The beginning of the holiday season and the end of the school year means there are kids at home all day. It means dealing with
Being a Buddhist Parent during Christmas
Summer Adams
2 December 2016
When my eldest daughter, Amaya, was four she started attending an afternoon daycare center in town. It was during that same year when, one afternoon
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
Rainy Day Contemplations on Suffering
Summer Adams
9 September 2016
It’s pouring with rain outside and my youngest daughter is in bed with a fever. I thought that we had escaped southern Brazil’s winter flu
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
Reflections from a Mother on the Path
Summer Adams
17 June 2016
In order to cultivate impartial compassion on the Buddhist path, we contemplate again and again that at some point in time, all beings have been
Drawing Boundaries
Heather Sanche
4 December 2015
When I was pregnant with Adelaide, many parents would congratulate me and offer up the wise advice to really enjoy the first years of parenthood.
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