Margaret Meloni investigates the importance of courage and self-compassion as aspects of our practice in the face of suffering on the Noble Eightfold Path
Sensei Alex Kakuyo teaches us that Buddhist practice is not about avoiding suffering, but rather engaging in the hardships of life that can improve our lives and those of others
Working on the spiritual path can be slow and difficult work, much like clearing weeds, but it will lead to progress if we give it time.
A meditation on loving-kindness for oneself in the midst of intense dental pain and the wonderful kindness of strangers
Caregivers sustain all of us and deserve our support in every way we can imagine
Pondering animal well-being and agency
Inviting each of us to check in with our hearts and ask what we can do in these perilous times
Avoiding the hindrances of ignorance and delusion
Acknowledging, accepting, embracing
Articulating a Buddhist response to structural…
A new column on sacred expression, creativity, and life…
Hope and optimism amid suffering and loss
