More than 250 Buddhist nuns from around the globe will receive bhikshuni ordination in Thimphu, Bhutan, from November 15–19. The ordination will be presided over by His Holiness the Je Khenpo, spiritual head of Bhutan’s largest Buddhist school, the Drugpa Kagyu. Since...

‘Prajñāpāramitā is the wisdom that has gone beyond — beyond duality, beyond self, beyond suffering. It is the realisation that all phenomena are empty, that there is no fixed essence to grasp, no permanent self to protect.’ Everyday Buddhism

As someone who’s tended to gravitate towards practices, teachings, and teachers that have a grounded, direct, and honest approach to life, I’m often inspired by recalling an exchange I once read between a meditation teacher and his sick disciple. As the disciple lay...

‘We know thoughts as they arise — we don’t have to think about them.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘When we begin to learn to meditate, we start by trying to still the mind and ‘‘fix’’ it on something. This, hopefully, begins to halt the rush of thoughts and ideas that pour through the mind, but it is still mind battling mind.’ John Aske

‘The perfections are not merely ideals to be admired, but practices to be embodied in every aspect of our lives. They are the living expression of awakening, guiding us toward the realisation of our true nature.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Through the cultivation of generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, and wisdom, we transform not only ourselves but the world around us. Each of these perfections is interconnected, supporting and enhancing the others.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘When freed from selfishness our mind is the mind of Buddha — delusion is transformed into the four wisdoms of Buddha.’ Everyday Buddhism

Take the time to eat an orange in mindfulness. If you eat an orange in forgetfulness, caught in your anxiety and sorrow, the orange is not really there. But if you bring your mind and body together to produce true presence, you can see that the orange is a miracle....

‘Acknowledge the experiences as they arise. They are the reality of the moment. Buddhist meditation.’ Everyday Buddhism