Metta Makes Space
Mettamorphsis
3 February 2026
A reflection on decluttering as a practice of loving-kindness, showing how making outer space can support inner healing during times of overwhelm and transition
The Weight of Grief: Finding Light in the Darkness
Margaret Meloni, PhD
22 January 2026
Margaret Meloni offers a compassionate guide to navigating grief through Buddhist wisdom and gentle reflection
Online Dharma: Ashokan Meditation Center in New York Launches Free Live-streamed Practice Series
Craig Lewis
20 January 2026
The Ashokan Meditation Center in New York’s Hudson Valley has announced a series of online teachings titled “A Steady Heart: Calm, Insight & Loving Kindness in Difficult Times.”
Metta Bagged Up
Mettamorphsis
6 January 2026
Through helping a grieving friend declutter her home, our loving-kindness practitioner explores how metta guides us in deciding what to keep, release, and give away
Caring for the Earth: Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia Closes 2025 with Life-Release Ceremony
Craig Lewis
19 December 2025
The Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia (YBAI) organized an end-of-year life-release ceremony at the Gunung Anyar Mangrove Forest in Surabaya, Java, on 13 December. Titled
Metta’s Speakeasy
Mettamorphsis
1 December 2025
When others fail to uphold responsibility, our loving-kindness practitioner finds that metta becomes a practice of steady presence, boundaries, and self-care
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism After Wartime Vietnam, Part 2
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
20 November 2025
In my previous article, we traced Thích Nhất Hạnh’s journey after the Vietnam War, when he was already settled in France. We examined his humanitarian
Together in Grief: A Buddhist Guide to Offering and Asking for Support in Times of Loss
Margaret Meloni, PhD
17 November 2025
Margaret Meloni considers skillful approaches to managing our relationship with loss and grief
Metta Turns a Blind Corner
Mettamorphsis
4 November 2025
After months in a toxic workplace, our loving-kindness practitioner finds new ground—and new lessons in how healing really happens, even when we can’t see the way
Love, Celebration, and Self-forgetting: What Matters at the End of Life?
Ratnadevi
24 October 2025
From funerals to mindfulness practice, the art of living well lies not in achievement but in love that forgives, listens, and releases its own merit
Metta Pulls the Plug
Mettamorphsis
10 October 2025
Sometimes the Dharma turns by stopping: how one loving-kindness practitioner found renewal through exhaustion, compassion, and truth
Metta Takes a Seat
Mettamorphsis
9 September 2025
Practicing metta amid workplace bullying, our loving-kindness practitioner reflects on patience, right speech, and moral courage