Metta’s Tree Medicine
Mettamorphsis
31 January 2023
Our Living Metta columnist offers insights into her path to meditation as she concludes another period of practicing loving-kindness in daily life
Study of Buddhist Monks Suggests Deep Meditation Improves Gut Microbiome for Better Health
Dipen Barua
20 January 2023
A new, small-scale study suggests that regular, deep meditation may be an active factor in transforming the gut microbiome and reducing the risk of illness.
Buddhism’s Five Precepts Linked to Lower Levels of Stress, Depression, New Study Confirms
Craig C Lewis
5 December 2022
A new study published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by the US-based non-profit Public Library of Science, has underscored the effectiveness
Gratitude
Ratnadevi
21 July 2022
This simple yet powerful practice helps us to let go of our egoic self and recognize our deep interconnectedness with all around us
Beginner’s Mind: My Personal Journey
Virginia Leopard
16 June 2022
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism
Exhaustion and Overwhelm
Tilly Campbell-Allen
1 March 2022
Maintaining mindful well-being in a changing world.
Japanese Buddhist Monk Combines Electronic Music and Choreography in Prayer Dance for Students
Justin Whitaker
7 January 2022
Ryushin Takiyama brings traditional Japanese culture to the modern world with a dance video set in a Buddhist meditation hall
Even Meditators Get the Blues
Sarah C. Beasley
14 December 2021
Realizing our deep interconnectedness through awareness of heartbreak
Buddhistdoor View: Fostering Friendship to Overcome Global Challenges
Buddhistdoor Global
19 June 2021
Refocusing on Buddhist values as global interdependence unfolds
Feeling Redundant: Meaning and the Matrix
Tilly Campbell-Allen
5 May 2021
In an interconnected universe, everything matters
Pandemic Boosts Interest in Buddhist-Inspired Mindfulness and Meditation Apps
Justin Whitaker
26 January 2021
Lockdowns have brought stress and new opportunities…
