‘When faced with the forces of distraction and delusion — personified in Buddhism as Mara — he didn’t try to push them away or conquer them. He simply said, ‘I know you, Mara.’ Recognition was enough to loosen their grip.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘There is something urging you to look deeper, something which seeks to be known. Don’t you see it yet?’ Harada Tangen Roshi

When I watched Outie Mark try to convince Innie Mark to give up his life so he could be reunited with his wife, I couldn’t help but wonder how different Mark Scout’s life would be if he understood the dharma. In fact, I often think about that when watching Severance,...

‘If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma whether sitting at the root of a tree, lying down or in whatever posture. This is not something to merely think about. It arises from the pure mind.’ Ajahn Chah

‘To begin with, just sit. There’s no need to worry about doing it right or wrong. Let go of the idea that meditation is something to be perfected. What we are doing here is simple but profound: getting to know our own mind.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Our minds aren’t peaceful because of our old habits. We inherit these because of our past actions and thus they follow us around and constantly plague us. We struggle and search for a way out, but we’re bound by them and they pull us back.’ Ajahn Chah

The White Lotus has been dominating the TV conversation for weeks, producing memes (“Piper, noooo!”) and endless online discourse about incest, male onscreen nudity, and Lorazepam. But one major facet of this season has fueled fewer hot takes and text chains: its...

The Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) has announced that His Holiness the Dalai Lama has confirmed that the reincarnation of their founding teacher, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, has been reborn. According to a statement released by FPMT:  With great...

‘To live a life of Buddhist practice is to live the function of awakening. Every moment of awareness, every act of compassion, and every instance of letting go is an expression of the awakened mind.’ Everyday Buddhism

Bodhisattva known variously as Lokanatha (Savior of the World), Lokeshvara (Lord of the World) or the overarching Avalokiteshvara.