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...

As Election Day approaches, many of us are getting caught in political conversations that make our cheeks burn and our temples throb. While feeling righteous and angry can maybe feel good in the short term, it can do lasting damage to our minds, bodies, and...

‘Each of the myriad things has its merit, expressed according to function and place.’ Sandōkai

‘May all beings caught up in confusion realise that straightforward action leads to liberation directly.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Not understanding the way before your eyes, how do you know the path you walk?’ Sandōkai

Once upon a time, when the world was still enchanted, wild beasts were central to human development. The terror and awe that our ancestors experienced in the wilderness gave rise to language, religion, invention, and story­telling. In that indigenous, animistic world...