‘If, bhikkhus, there were no not-born, not-brought-to-being, not-made, not-conditioned, no escape would be discerned from what is born, brought-to-being, made, conditioned.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Fundamentally, the practice of love begins with acceptance—the recognition that wherever we are is the appropriate place to practice, that the present moment is the appropriate time. But for so many of us, our longing to love and be loved has always been about a time...

Rev. Park is a minister in the Won Buddhist community and the Buddhist chaplain at two New York universities. I was born in 1980 in South Korea, the youngest of three children. We didn’t have any religious practices at home, but ethics and virtues, such as kindness,...

At this very moment, the earth is above you, below you, all around you, and even inside you. The earth is everywhere. You may be used to thinking of the earth as only the ground beneath your feet. But the water, the sea, the sky, and everything around us comes from...

‘Please don’t become frustrated or depressed on account of this inability to control the mind. You are seeing how the mind works. You are discovering how you work. That is why you are meditating.’ Diana St Ruth

Question: Deep down, I feel pretty bad about who I am as a person. When I meditate, all I connect with are my feelings of shame and guilt, and it’s pretty discouraging. What’s your advice for people like me who feel unworthy and unloved? Pilar Jennings: Most people...