‘Enlightenment is not the annihilation of the self, but the awakening to the truth that the self was never real to begin with. What remains is not emptiness as a void, but emptiness as a boundless, luminous awareness — the very nature of the Buddha.’ Everyday...

“There’s no such thing as a ‘bad kid’—just angry, hurt, tired, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs the only way they know how. We owe it to every single one of them to always remember that.” ~Dr. Jessica Stephens  All children look up...

‘By understanding consciousness not as a stable entity but as a dynamic process, we open the door to profound insight into the nature of existence.’ Everyday Buddhism

Finding gratitude both during and after loss has been a game changer for me. In fact, it made such an impact that I continue to practice gratitude every single day using the wonderful Gratitude App. After losing both parents, I realised that finding gratitude...

Lion’s Roar: As prime minister, are there any particular Buddhist teachings that inform your leadership style? Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay: I was inspired by our spiritual heritage, part of which is that we believe in bodhisattvas. There’s this trinity called...

I first stumbled across gratitude after my mom passed away five and a bit years ago. Of course, I had heard the word before, but I didn’t know it was something you could practice to help feel happier in your life. Thanks to the piles of self-help books I read after my...

TW: Suicide & Loss Where do I start? The difference between my life before and after gratitude was like night and day. Many areas of my life weren’t working, I made poor decisions, focused on the negative and the lack, and lived controlled by emotions, stress, and...

“The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.” ~Peter Levine I was sitting in the conference room at work with the CEO and my abusive male boss. The same boss who had been love-bombing and manipulating me...