Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Reinterpretation of Mindfulness
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
20 February 2025
An examination of Thich Nhat Hanh’s approach to teaching and practicing mindfulness on the path to awakening and liberation
Buddhistdoor View: TikTok, Shifting Platforms, and Global Community
Buddhistdoor Global
18 January 2025
Concerned about policy changes, American TikTok influencers migrate to another Chinese platform, raising questions of ethics and interdependence online and in the real world
Buddhistdoor View: The 2024 US Election – Politics, Power, and Compassion
Buddhistdoor Global
16 November 2024
Trump’s political rise raises profound questions about how Buddhists can respond with ethical clarity, compassion, and a commitment to justice in today’s polarized world
Metta’s Circle of Care
Mettamorphsis
5 November 2024
Our loving-kindness practitioner must summon all of her resources as she encounters a young woman on the edge of a bridge in London
Buddhist Mindfulness Versus Secular Mindfulness, Part 1
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
26 October 2024
Lam Yuen Ching examines some of the foundational differences between Buddhist mindfulness practices and their secular counterparts
Blessings from the Plant Queendom: White Pine Medicine
Sarah C. Beasley
18 October 2024
Sarah C. Beasley offers a meditation on the power of time in nature to remind us of our deep interconnections with the land and all she offers
Buddhistdoor View: Awe in the Age of Distraction – Space Travel and Spiritual Growth
Buddhistdoor Global
21 September 2024
A reminder that the greatest of humanity’s achievements can spur our own energy toward the cultivation of compassion and wisdom for the sake of all beings
Relax – And Become Part of the Improvisation: Interconnectedness in Art and Life
Ratnadevi
17 September 2024
Mindfulness teacher and artist Ratnadevi guides us through her latest art project, blending a Tibetan gong, sticks, Buddhist wisdom, and an openness to viewer-participation
The Myth of Self-Sufficiency
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
28 August 2024
Sensei Alex Kakuyo offers a lesson on recognizing interconnectedness in everyday life
White House Hosts Buddhist Representatives for Fourth Annual Vesak Observance
Craig Lewis
29 May 2024
As Buddhists around the world honored the birth, enlightenment, and mahaparanirvana of the Buddha during Vesak, the White House hosted its own observance.
A Wet Blanket Mantra for Modernity: In Conversation with Gregory Pettys
Dexter Cohen Bohn
9 May 2024
In a world of light-speed “progress” and enflamed ecology, Gregory Pettys invites us to reconnect with our bodies and joyfully abandon all hope of fruition
Footsteps of the Buddha: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and the Transformative Power of Engaged Buddhism
Craig Lewis
1 April 2024
An interview with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on his recent pilgrimage to India, engaged Buddhism, and impermanence.