Dr. Larry Ward, a senior teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition Buddhist teacher and co-founder of The Lotus Institute with his wife, Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, as announced in a post from the Lotus Institute team: This...

‘The Buddha's skill in teaching (upaya-kaushalya) allowed him to present the Dhamma in ways appropriate to his audience, sometimes emphasising distinctions, sometimes interconnectedness, always aiming at liberation.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Here, bhikkhus, some misguided men learn the Dhamma — discourses, stanzas, expositions, verses, exclamations, sayings, and answers to questions — but having learned the Dhamma, they do not examine the meaning of those teachings with wisdom.’ Alagaddupama Sutta

‘The Buddha made an important distinction between ordinary acts of giving and true dāna, which transcends the ordinary understanding of giving. In true dāna, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient. This is the union of giving and anattā (not-self).’ Everyday...

‘In the teachings of the Buddha, dāna (giving) holds a place of great significance. At its most basic level, giving is an ethical practice that cultivates generosity, selflessness, and compassion.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘In his profound teachings, the Buddha illuminated the possibility of liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth — what we know as samsara.’ Everyday Buddhism