Category: Dharma in Daily Life
Walking In the Footsteps of the Buddha
When we visit the very places where the Buddha lived and taught, we discover deeper meaning in his teachings. Shantum Seth takes us on a sacred pilgrimage.
Reimagining School Through a Buddhist Lens
Susan Yao explores how Buddhist principles could help us reimagine the American school system.
Detox Your Mind: 5 Practices to Purify the 3 Poisons
Five Buddhist teachers share practices to clear away the poisons that cause suffering and obscure your natural enlightenment.
She Who Hears the Cries of the World
In Buddhism, compassion is embodied in the bodhisattva Kuan Yin, who is said to manifest wherever beings need help.
When We Do Harm
Avery Grace reflects on what to do when we harm others, how we can move forward, and the compassion we need for ourselves to do better.
The Spirit of Plum Village
“The next Buddha may be a sangha,” Thich Nhat Hanh famously said, and the practice of community was always central to his life and teachings. Dharma teacher Mitchell Ratner experienced the wonders, lessons, and challenges of living the mindful life at Plum Village.
My Flight from the Real
Pico Iyer thought he would find what is truly real by going off to a monastery, but he was really fleeing it. Dropping his spiritual romaticism, he found it in ordinary life.
Meet a Teacher: Gregory Pai
An interview with Gregory Pai from our “Meet a Teacher” series in the May 2022 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
Finding Home on My Path of Transition
On the Transgender Day of Visibility, Ray Buckner shares his journey to find home on both the Buddhist path and the path of transition.
First, an Open Hand
In any presentation of the paramitas, dana, or generosity, always comes first — Nikki Mirghafori explains why.