Whether there’s intelligent life on planet Earth is, in a certain way, still an open question. This is a fraught time. People speak of the polycrises that Earth is facing: climate change with the melting of the polar ice caps and the threat of sea-level rise; the...

I have a milestone birthday approaching, and as often happens at such moments, the mind and heart turn toward reflection. Lately, I’ve been revisiting the intricate web of family and friends who support me, hold me, and—yes—sometimes challenge me. We connect with...

‘In practice, the insight of not-two does not arrive as a philosophy, but as a felt shift in perception.’ Everyday Buddhist

‘Once we penetrate to the truth, we are freed from everything. Only peace remains.’ Ajahn Chah

‘The Buddha points beyond ‘is’ and ‘is not’, beyond ‘eternal’ and ‘annihilated‘, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’ Everyday Buddhist

‘Delusion is clever because it can manifest in subtle, seemingly benign ways. It is not always dramatic or obvious. It can take the form of attachment to opinions, the unquestioned belief in our sense of self, or the assumption that things will remain as they are.’...

Would you say you’re a healthy eater? If not, is this a goal for you? For years, people thought of me as healthy because I rarely ate meat or desserts. But it was more that I was desperate to stay thin, and I consumed tons of processed food and sugary candy because I...

‘Papañca is, in essence, the mental act of turning ‘just this’ into ‘me versus that’. It is the engine that generates ‘two’ from what was never really split.’ Everyday Buddhist