Celebrate the Small
Sister Ocean
6 November 2015
I’ve recently noticed how easily I fall into negative thinking, holding on to negative thoughts and letting go of positive ones. We all have this
The Sting of Suffering: The Scorpion and the Wasp
Heather Sanche
11 September 2015
The first teaching I received on the Buddhist view was the First Noble Truth—the Truth of Suffering. During my first years of studying Buddhism, I
The Most Awkward Question to Ask a Bereaved Person
素善
6 January 2012
“You feeling better?” She wasn’t, but I most certainly could have said something better. Through her tears and sniffles the otherwise confident and self-assured ma’am
The Beauty of Age: Weathering Suffering
Raymond Lam
1 July 2011
The term “old people” is a stigma in contemporary Western society. Unless you are wealthy, famous or politically influential, it is a horrible title to
Thoughts on the Word “dukkha/duḥkha” (Suffering?)
Alastair Gornall
1 June 2011
It is common knowledge that the Buddha taught that all conditioned things cause us to suffer. The fact that suffering is latent in our experience
Getting liberation does not necessarily require renouncing home-life!
Ven. Nyanabodhi
15 May 2010
The Buddha says he teaches only two things, namely, suffering and cessation of suffering. The Buddha saw that beings are experiencing various types of suffering
The Buddhist search for fulfilment: The journey of the bodhisattva as “flourishing” in a world of suffering
Raymond Lam
16 April 2010
In classical Greek philosophy, the word eudemonia is translated as “flourishing,” a very special state of being that entails finding meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in one’s life
Coping with Bad Memories
Alastair Gornall
1 October 2009
Each day our senses are bombarded with various experiences. As soon as we wake up a flood of information enters into our eyes and ears.
Four Noble Truths
Buddhistdoor Global
11 December 2007
The heart of the Buddha’s teaching lies in the Four Noble Truths which he expounded in his very first sermon, “Setting in Motion the Wheel