


Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to Conduct Public Teaching on Vipassana
Teachings titled “Vipassana” to be held on 26–27 December

Buddhist Scholar C. W. “Sandy” Huntington Dies, Aged 71
Indian philosophy led him to ponder how we study as well…

Being Like a Mountain: What Hokusai’s The Great Wave Says About Remaining Calm in Troubled Times
Investigating tsunami-sized emotions, one moment at a…

Metta in the Kindtime
Relying on the contagious nature of kindness in our…

Meditating on the Argentine Pampas
Discovering the happiness of the Dhamma in rural Argentina

Metta’s Higher Fives
Loving-kindness as a high five to the world

Concerning Intoxicants
On the kammic consequences of indulgence

The Religion of the Future
A recent report by the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center projects that some of the world’s major religions are going to expand, with the notable

Why Meditate?
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for

Meditation is not Mind Control
A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation
The practice of mindful meditation can provide a great host of benefits to anyone that actively pursues it, especially in a modern world full of