Paula Arai explores what it means to be a Buddhist woman in her new book Of Mud & Lotuses: Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women (Shambhala Publications). Part One is a collection of imagined accounts of women’s lives throughout Buddhist history. Examples include a...

‘Should attachment or a wish to express anger be present in your thoughts, then do not budge or say a word.’ Acharya Shantideva

Trigger Warning: This story mentions anxiety, intrusive thoughts, mental health struggles, medication, difficult workplace experiences, and weight gain. Please read with care. There was a time when things were really bad for Megha. She has since been diagnosed with an...

On the morning of August 26th, a glacier gave way above Kyirong, on the Tibetan side of the border. The water and debris tore down through Rasuwa, then Nuwakot, taking villages, bridges, and hydropower stations with it, down the Bhote Koshi and into the Trishuli. As...