Meditating with Mother Earth
Sister Ocean
2 June 2017
I don’t think it’s an accident that the Buddha reached enlightenment sitting under a tree. While we can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, we
Gladden the Mind: Four Ways to Practice with Negative Thinking
Sister Ocean
5 May 2017
Knowing how to gladden the mind is an important part of a happy life. The Buddha included it as the 10th of the 16 exercises
Buddhistdoor View: Engaged Buddhism, Donald Trump, and the Way of Compassion
Buddhistdoor Global
10 February 2017
The Trump era is here. The past few weeks have seen the most controversial man to ever sit in the White House send the world
The New Year Is Now
Sister Ocean
30 December 2016
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
Buddhistdoor View: Renewing the Joy of Encountering the Other This Festive Season
Buddhistdoor Global
23 December 2016
By now, many of us will have seen the familiar Christmas images in advertisements, on billboards, and behind the glass windows of shops. The scenes
Exploring Engaged Buddhism with Professor Christopher Queen
Shuyin
16 December 2016
This column “Dharma Project of the Month,” which started in January 2016, was intended primarily to showcase the many efforts of Buddhists—both monastics and laypeople—to
The View from the Top
Sister Ocean
2 December 2016
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
Buddhistdoor View: How to Be Happily Unhappy
Buddhistdoor Global
25 November 2016
The History Boys (2006), a masterful film adaptation of playwright Alan Bennett’s drama of the same name, has a thoughtful and melancholy ending. The film deploys
Buddhistdoor View: The Dharma’s Place in the Global Climate Change Crisis
Buddhistdoor Global
4 November 2016
The Earth recently reached a grim milestone. On 24 October, the World Meteorological Organization reported in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin that a strong El Niño weather
Buddhistdoor View: Balancing “Family” Love with Love for All Beings
Buddhistdoor Global
9 September 2016
The Buddha’s approach to human relationships has not always been universally admired. Perhaps his most socially contentious deed was his abandonment of his family and
Are You Sure?
Sister Ocean
9 September 2016
Sacca, or truthfulness, is the seventh of the ten paramis, or perfections. We usually think of truthfulness in relation to speech, and this is the basis for
Intimacy, Humility, and Stillness: The Perfection of Wisdom
Sister Ocean
17 June 2016
“To study the way of enlightenment is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is