The Metta of Mister Rogers

“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle.”—Fred Rogers This year, August 31st marks twenty-five years since the last episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired. Growing up outside of the United States, I wasn’t exposed to Mister...

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Books in Brief: September 2026

Paula Arai explores what it means to be a Buddhist woman in her new book Of Mud & Lotuses: Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women (Shambhala Publications). Part One is a collection of imagined accounts of women’s lives throughout Buddhist history. Examples include a...

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Megha’s Gratitude Story: Building a Space Inside Her Mind

Trigger Warning: This story mentions anxiety, intrusive thoughts, mental health struggles, medication, difficult workplace experiences, and weight gain. Please read with care. There was a time when things were really bad for Megha. She has since been diagnosed with an...

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A Prayer for Nepal and Tibet, and How to Help

On the morning of August 26th, a glacier gave way above Kyirong, on the Tibetan side of the border. The water and debris tore down through Rasuwa, then Nuwakot, taking villages, bridges, and hydropower stations with it, down the Bhote Koshi and into the Trishuli. As...

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