Making Change
Sister Ocean
6 January 2014
Editor’s note: Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily
Mindfulness and enjoyment are spiritual prerogatives
buddhistdoor
31 December 2013
“Modern Japan simply was cyberpunk. The Japanese themselves knew it and delighted in it. I remember my first glimpse of Shibuya, when one of the young Tokyo journalists
Anthology of a Noble One illuminates the life of a 20th century Burmese arahant
Jeffrey Martin
16 December 2013
If you have practiced meditation at one of the world’s many Goenka Vipassana centers, then you have likely heard the name Sayagyi U Ba Khin,
The Mis-technique of Meditation
Malcolm Hunt
26 November 2013
Many people come to meditation very troubled about how to do it successfully. Many of you here want to learn meditation in the Chinese Pure
Theory and Practice: Conundrums and Dichotomies, with Prof. Dorji Wangchuk
Raymond Lam
19 November 2013
‘Listen,O brothers and sisters,you who have mastered the teaching – If you recognize me, Queen of the Lake of Awareness,who encompasses both emptiness and form, Know that I live
The Mind and its Mental Factors
Jasmine Cheung
12 October 2013
Materialists claim that the physical world, which can be touched and measured, is the only reality that exists. But Buddhism sees the physical world as merely illusions arisen from creations
Being in the Moment
Quyen Ngo
3 October 2013
“Being in the moment” has become a cliché since Zen was introduced to the West in the 1950s and 1960s. It has a wide spectrum
Meditation and the clinical applications of mindfulness
Quyen Ngo
27 September 2013
‘The benefits of meditation are two-fold,’ says Ajahn Brahmali, a Buddhist monk of over 11 years standing, a resident of the Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery in Western Australia. ‘The
The Benefits of Meditation
Quyen Ngo
27 September 2013
If you ever visit a Buddhist monastery, the chances are you will come across some of the happiest people you have ever met. Monks and
Unlock the Mind: the BDI Meditative Praxis Interviews
Buddhistdoor Global
23 September 2013
This exclusive series of interviews celebrates the Meditative Praxis conference held at The University of Hong Kong from the 24th to the 25th of August,
The Voice of Jitari: Dialogue and Interaction in the Medieval Buddhist Experience
Raymond Lam
23 September 2013
Part of the Meditative Praxis Interview series “To know yourself, know your enemy.” This is not a military axiom, but a historical reality that Professor
Mindful Community of Magnolia Grove
Cathy Ziengs
2 September 2013
Did you ever think to put the words “barn-raising” and Buddhist in the same sentence together? “Barn-raising” events typically refer to North American farming communities