‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening. Meditate without waiting.’ Everyday Buddhist

“In an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still.” ~Pico Iyer, from his TED talk “The Art of Stillness” It was a Tuesday in late September, the kind of afternoon that feels borrowed from summer. I had a work deadline at 5:00. I went to the park...

'Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.’ The Dhammapada

‘Being lost among the causes of suffering is to abandon supreme happiness. Why do you delight in unhappiness?’ Engaging deeds of Bodhisattva

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...

‘Should attachment or a wish to express anger be present in your thoughts, then do not budge or say a word.’ Acharya Shantideva

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...

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...

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers For most of my life, the story looked like a straight line going up. I never hit bottom. This isn’t that kind of story. And for a long time, that was exactly the problem....

‘We have; yellow hat, red hat, black hat — one day will we get a green hat so lamas take more care of environment.’ Dalai Lama