National Public Radio has just released an exclusive new interview with Mohsen Mahdawi — the former president of Columbia University’s Buddhist Association and student activist who has been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza, and was detained in Vermont by U.S....

‘This is where the practice really begins.’ Ajahn Chah

Sponsored by MindfulnessExercises.com A few years ago, I was meditating in silence beneath the canopy of a forest monastery in Thailand, questioning everything. I had left my job, relationships, and most of what I knew to live as a Buddhist monk in the Ajahn Chah...

When the ground beneath you feels shaky, Pema Chödrön’s teachings offer something rare: a path that doesn’t turn away from fear, but leans in with awareness, stability, and courage. Many of us are feeling especially uncertain, afraid, and anxious right now. That’s why...

“Fear is the opposite of love. Love is the absence of fear. Whatever you do out of fear will create more fear. Whatever you do out of love will create more love.” ~Osho I did not realize I was driven by fear for most of my life. I thought I was making choices from...

‘There is a Zen saying: ‘‘I have a Buddhist sutra. When I open it, I can find not one single character within it. It is written without ink and without paper. But from time immemorial it has radiated light’’.’ Jisu Sunim