Loving the Work
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
25 June 2025
Sensei Alex Kakuyo teaches us that in our Buddhist practice, as in garden work, the goal must be the practice itself
A Terrible Time for Gardening
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 April 2025
Sensei Alex Kakuyo shares how gardening under imperfect conditions becomes a practice in resilience, echoing Buddhist teachings on impermanence and the Eight Winds.
Summer Heat
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
28 May 2024
Sensei Alex Kakuyo meditates on the potential ease of this life and the value of putting in effort—both on and off the cushion
Starting the Lawn Mower
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
20 April 2023
BDG North American Correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo brings his Buddhist practice into daily life, where things don’t always go as planned
Kinks in the Garden Hose
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 May 2022
Like kinks in a garden hose, our lives and Buddhist practice can give us difficulties that need a little extra work to resolve
Suffering and Joy on a Buddhist Homestead
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 April 2021
Bringing Buddhist practice to cultivating the earth and…
Buddhistdoor View: We Can Be Heroes – Buddhism’s Joyful Response to the Pandemic
Buddhistdoor Global
21 November 2020
Rising to the challenge before us
Fine-tuning Your Practice – Wise Effort
Sister Ocean
15 July 2016
When it comes to developing the fifth parami of viriya—the perfection of effort or energy—the instructions seem simple: the Buddha said to “abandon the unwholesome” and to “develop