The Greatest Gift: “For Our Long-lasting Benefit and Happiness”
Tathālokā Therī
29 December 2017
Buddhist teachings on the environment
In the World’s Secret Dharma Service by Living the Infinite “Yes”
Mettamorphsis
14 December 2017
How the Dharma steered my odd-jobs career to lend a…
The Positive Impact of Mindfulness
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
1 December 2017
Within the last few decades, mindfulness has become a trend that is sweeping the world. Today, people from different walks of life and various institutions are
Home Truths: Belonging No Place, Belonging Every Place
Mettamorphsis
12 October 2017
Learning that home is a non-place we carry inside us
Traveling Light and Lighter: The Life-changing Magic of Lightening Up
Mettamorphsis
22 September 2017
Using the Everyday to Reflect on the Profound
Raymond Lam
1 September 2017
I have recently been preoccupied with the notion of identity. I confess, however, that my reflections were not inspired by a sutra or a commentary
What it Means to be a Buddhist
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
25 August 2017
As citizens of Earth, we have layers of identity that make us unique from those around us as well as affiliating us with certain groups.
Shoshin and the Fear of Others
Mettamorphsis
11 August 2017
The previous two articles in this column, which explored combining location-independence with letting the Dharma take the lead—what I term “lily padding”—described how tonglen dissolves the fear of
Sowing the Seeds of Metta to Dissolve Fears of the Unknown
Mettamorphsis
21 July 2017
Last month, I introduced the overall concept of lily padding as a combination of location-independence and letting the Dharma take the lead. During my seven
Lily Pad Sutra: Living in Transit for Seven Years
Mettamorphsis
16 June 2017
Giving up life as a householder and following the Dharma
Towards Dharma-driven Systems Awareness
Paola Di Maio
12 May 2017
Technology permeates every aspect of modern life and inevitably influences even the purest Dharma practice. It is not uncommon to find monks and other dedicated practitioners
The Dakini at the Bus Stop
Tiffani Gyatso
21 April 2017
What are those beings that appear to us like thunder—suddenly, unexpectedly, intense, frightening, shaking our souls and penetrating the thin skin of our minds? I