I meditated for lottery numbers. I sat the way I had been instructed to at temple—legs crossed, back straight. If I couldn’t keep my back straight then I flattened myself against a wall, aligning the top of my head down the length of my spine. I inhaled three seconds,...

Mihiri Tillakaratne: What can Buddhism offer Asian American practitioners? Are there aspects of your sangha or community that you love and wish to see continue? Renato Almanzor: At the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, a core pillar is radical...

I walk along the quiet, empty road above the Inland Sea in Japan and feel unexpectedly cleansed and clarified. Everything around me seems closer to me than I am. The water lapping against the sand below. The bush-warbler, often mistaken for a nightingale,...

Best Practices for New Parents Anjali Sawhney on how to navigate the challenges of caring for a baby—and to more fully savor the joys.  The experience of nurturing a young life, entirely dependent on you (and perhaps your partner or family), is beautiful, but it also...

We’re all aware of the suffering rooted in a range of complex issues: the climate crisis, social injustices, violence, and global conflicts, to name a few. So overwhelming are these issues that our capacity to cope is limited, and we default to our habit of running...

‘You hear the words, you should understand the teaching; do not judge by your own standards.’ Sandōkai