‘So how do we sustain this awareness in the midst of a busy, complex life? The answer lies in consistency. Meditation, yes — but also mindful living.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘In terms of a human being, a Buddha is a person without ego-self. This means that for sentient beings there is no centre or self-nature. In Buddhism, this is explained as the law of causality.’ Harada Sekkei Roshi

When people ask me about meditation, they often say, “Rinpoche, I want to meditate, but my emotions get in the way.” I always tell them: emotions are not obstacles to meditation. They are the very path. The Buddha himself discovered this. As a prince, he had...

‘Through the cultivation of wisdom, we move beyond the limitations of the conceptual mind and touch the true nature of reality. We see that in emptiness, there is no separation between self and other, between wisdom and compassion.’ Everyday Buddhism

A talk by Ajahn Sumedho on Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation.

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