Buddhistdoor View: Reckoning with Those Who Do Wrong
Buddhistdoor Global
16 January 2021
Reflecting on difficult times and examining our role in…
The Breath as an Anchor for the Here and Now
Nina Müller
15 April 2020
Returning to this one simple practice in these difficult times
Fine-tuning Your Practice – Wise Effort
Sister Ocean
15 July 2016
When it comes to developing the fifth parami of viriya—the perfection of effort or energy—the instructions seem simple: the Buddha said to “abandon the unwholesome” and to “develop
Why Practice Mindfulness Anyway?
Sister Ocean
11 July 2014
With most things in our daily lives, it’s easy to lose sight of why we do what we do. It’s so easy to keep up a
What do you do when you’re sad?
Sister Ocean
1 April 2014
A few days ago, an 11-year old girl asked me, “What do you do when you’re sad?” As she looked back to her father it
Mindfulness of Death, Mindfulness of Life
Sister Ocean
31 March 2014
When I was a child, my father died in a car accident. I learned about loss from an early age, that it could be both
It’s all About Me…?
Sister Ocean
1 February 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
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
Doing Metta on the Road
Sister Ocean
4 December 2013
The first time I heard of metta, the cultivation of loving-kindness taught by the Buddha, was at my first meditation retreat in Ladakh, India. It was
A Different View of the Lotus
Sister Ocean
1 November 2013
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