Resetting Our “New Year, New Me” Mindset
Kassidy Evans
18 February 2025
Kassidy Evans explores a healthier, more balanced perspective on setting out new commitments for our unfolding 2025
Befriending Our Bodies
Nina Müller
20 September 2024
Nina Müller draws on her mindfulness training in the Plum Village and MBSR schools to reveal the benefits of watching our body’s functions
Skillfully Bringing Buddhism to the West: San Diego’s Dharma Bum Temple, Part One
Kassidy Evans
2 February 2024
How a local Buddhist temple in San Diego is bringing the heart of authentic Buddhist practice to American seekers
Adventures in the Land of the Living Dead
Asa Hershoff
12 October 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff on the fact that Buddhism offers a radical departure from the many ways we remain asleep in the world
Lessons Beyond the Meditation Hall
Grace Song
4 October 2023
Won Buddhist teacher Grace Song describes the brave work of a Black student to turn a disturbing incident into personal growth and teaching moment.
The Horse, the Rider, and Onions . . .
Tiffani Gyatso
8 September 2023
Buddhist artist Tiffani Gyatso delves into the Buddhist teaching of self and non-self, examining what it means to strip away the layers of delusion that hide our true nature
The Joy of Accepting Our Limits
Satya Robyn
14 April 2023
Exploring self-awareness and the importance of supportive community as we share in the many tasks of life
What We’re Looking for Is What’s Looking: Accessing the Agent of Healing and Awakening
Seth Shugar
13 November 2020
Practices for recognizing our true nature from across…
Know Thyself: A Simple Practice in Reflection, Part Two
Tilly Campbell-Allen
2 September 2020
Contemplating self-awareness
Contemplation of Feelings
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 August 2017
Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera cites the Word of the Buddha on the contemplation of feelings (Diga Nikaya 22): But how does the disciple dwell in contemplation of the
Who Am I — Self-discovery in Japanese Zen Practice
Gereon Kopf
26 May 2017
The Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53) famously said, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self.”* A popular meditation manual known and used
Right Speech in the Internet Age: If You Have Nothing Nice to Say, Say Nothing at All
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
13 April 2017
As children we grew up hearing variations of “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.” Sadly, not many of us paid