
Wise Suffering
Sensei Alex Kakuyo teaches us that Buddhist practice is not about avoiding suffering, but rather engaging in the hardships of life that can improve our lives and those of others

Sensei Alex Kakuyo teaches us that Buddhist practice is not about avoiding suffering, but rather engaging in the hardships of life that can improve our lives and those of others

Sensei Alex Kakuyo meditates on the potential ease of this life and the value of putting in effort—both on and off the cushion

Finding balance as an activist committed to change, both internally and in the world

On loving-kindness, death, and impermanence

Embracing our impermanent reality


The comfort and consolation loving-kindness can bring to…

I recently encountered the term “rust-out,” which, I was told, is the opposite of a burnout. It’s what happens when we stop challenging ourselves and opt for