Dharma Guideposts
Maia Duerr
21 August 2023
Introducing contributor Maia Duerr and her new column Dharma Compass, with an exploration of her background in Buddhism and Zen
Sangha: The War of Awakening
Asa Hershoff
5 June 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff on the foundational importance of mindfulness in our Buddhist practice and in our relationships with fellow practitioners
Releasing Hard Feelings Is a Good Death
Margaret Meloni, PhD
3 March 2023
Death with a lower-case “d”: the wisdom of impermanence
Beginner’s Mind: Self-Compassion: Learning to Hear Myself
Surya Anna Bromley
27 February 2023
A US college student confronts impermanence, and explores compassionate responses to attachment and aversion
Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis: RAINING – A Meditation to Harness the Energy of our Difficult Feelings
Ratnadevi
9 December 2022
Using meditation to allow ourselves to fully feel our emotions as the climate crisis threatens to overwhelm us
Beginner’s Mind: Māgha Pūjā – A Day Alongside Dukkha
Gus Nordmeyer
4 November 2022
Reflections of a US college student on undertaking to observe the eight precepts
On Homecomings and Release from Suffering – None of This Is Easy
Margaret Meloni, PhD
24 October 2022
A meditation on the path of processing impermanence and the loss of our loved ones
Integrating Meditation And Peace Work
Jungto Society
11 August 2022
Learning to cultivate peace on and off the meditation mat
Mourning
Ratnadevi
20 April 2022
A Buddhist practice for mindfully and compassionately entering into our individual and collective loss
New UK Law to Formally Recognize Animals as Sentient Beings
Craig C Lewis
13 April 2022
In a move that has flown under the radar of many mainstream media outlets, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom has
Compassion or Bust: How to Practice with Enemies and Negative Emotions
Sarah C. Beasley
12 April 2022
Offering a unique practice for our times to help deal with difficult people and emotions
Even Meditators Get the Blues
Sarah C. Beasley
14 December 2021
Realizing our deep interconnectedness through awareness of heartbreak