¿Qué es el Ngöndro? El Ngöndro son una serie de “prácticas preliminares” que conforman el fundamento para la práctica en la tradición budista tibetana. Estas prácticas ayudan a los practicantes a eliminar los obstáculos mentales y a desarrollar cualidades esenciales...

This three-step practice taps into the three components of self-compassion: mindfulness, our common humanity, and self-kindness. You can do it whenever you feel anxiety in your daily life. 1. Start by Practicing Mindfulness Begin by validating your feelings of...

‘May those caught in the guru business realise that everyone has the Buddha Nature.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘One who knows not this emptiness, Is terrified to meet desire. He fears when there is nothing to fear— How can he ever secure peace and joy?’ The Buddha

‘This mind-nature is the original source of all Buddhas. It is the names of all the sutras.’ Bassui Tokushō

‘In the light there is darkness, but don’t take it as darkness. In the dark there is light, but don’t see it as light.’ Sandōkai

My son Bodhi is two and obsessed with Halloween. He doesn’t  know what the day entails. He doesn’t know about trick-or-treating or costumes. What he knows of Halloween comes from the toddler cartoon he watches—endlessly—about a boy and girl who go into a haunted house...

When I’m overwhelmed, it’s so easy to beat myself up and to say, “Oh my God, I’ve been a practitioner for so long, I should be able to handle this,” or, “I’m an adult, I should have my two feet on the ground. I should be solid.” When we hold positions of...

Slowly, words began to form inside me… a question that felt daring, even forbidden: “What if my body—this body—is the path to liberation? What if being fully in this body is how I’ll get free?”  As these thoughts quietly surfaced, I slowed my breath and sank my hips...

With eighteen Emmy wins, the most ever in a single season, Shogun has cemented itself into television and cultural history. Its awards include Best Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga, Best Actress for Anna Sawai as Lady Mariko, and the top honor of...