‘When we are mindful and accept the way it is, then we are not creating hostility.’ Ajahn Sumedho

Years ago, I fell in love with a person I thought was my soul mate. We felt deeply for one another, yet we didn’t know how to make our relationship work. We would break up and make up, again and again. Sometimes he’d meet another woman, date her, and after some time...

‘Although the [Buddha's] teachings still exist, unless we follow them they can be of no benefit to us.’ Words of my Perfect Teacher

The Buddhist concept of mudita — sympathetic joy, or taking delight in the success of others — is headed to College Men’s Basketball’s Final Four. The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has taken to the concept, as Chuck Culpepper reports for The Washington...

‘Just as any living beings depend on the great earth — so Bodhisattvas are all upheld by the perfection of wisdom.’ The Buddha

When someone is going through a big change in their life or facing something nerve-wracking, receiving a good luck wish from a friend can make a world of difference. I remember how supported I felt when my friends and family members personally sent me messages or...