Impermanence, It Is Only Natural
Margaret Meloni, PhD
28 May 2026
By embracing impermanence, we uncover the path to compassion, presence, and inner peace
A World of Weeds and Mud
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 May 2026
Just as the seasons change each year bringing growth, flourishing, and loss, the seasons of our lives remind us of the Buddha’s wisdom about impermanence
Dear Otter: A Letter on Complicity and Compassion
Nina Müller
10 April 2026
How witnessing an otter’s distress triggered new insights into the psychology of compassion for the suffering of others
False Spring and Lost Hope
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
25 March 2026
A fleeting “false spring” becomes a gentle lesson in Buddhist teachings on impermanence, reminding us that hope and disappointment arise together, and both must be held lightly
Pure Land Foundation Announces New Video Series on Harmony with Nature and Mental Well-Being
Craig Lewis
4 October 2025
Pure Land Foundation announced that it has partnered with the Harmony Project on a video series exploring humanity’s dysfunctional relationship with nature.
Tending the Flower Garden
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 September 2025
Sunrise gardening shows us a Dharma truth: pulling weeds is only half the work—we must also plant the flowers of compassion and joy
Rooted in Inter-being: What Ancient Trees Taught Me About Grief and Connection
Nina Müller
1 August 2025
To visit Sequoia National Park is to see primeval beings that know inter-being and primeval connection better than anyone
Grief and Solace: Facets of Animal Chaplaincy
Sarah C. Beasley
8 July 2025
Sarah C. Beasley discusses how honoring the lives and deaths of animals can be a sacred act and the importance of communal rituals of grief and kindness
Clootie Bridge: An Art Ritual to Awaken our Ecological Selves
Ratnadevi
2 July 2025
With messages of hope and ecological connectedness, Ratnadevi teaches us that sometimes the most radical thing we can do is pause on a footbridge, write from the heart, and listen to the river
Finding Sanctuary: A Sensitive Soul’s Journey with Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Service
Nina Müller
30 April 2025
Nina Müller reveals how Dharma encounters in Glasgow and Hong Kong reoriented her calling to spiritual growth and helping others
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
Of Rainbows and Sea Turtles: Letting Memories Guide and Heal Us
Margaret Meloni, PhD
26 September 2024
Margaret Meloni discusses how we maintain a mindful relationship with our past and our present, with love and loss, and with grief and equanimity