Category: Dharma in Daily Life

Facing Death, Mindfully

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana tells the story of coming face-to-face with death when his plane's engine set on fire.

Pema Khandro Rinpoche offers a recitation from the Vajrayana tradition to awaken bodhicitta, or enlightened mind.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, Buddhist teacher Guo Gu explored human violence through the lens of the three poisons.

Isn't that the kind of teaching we need these days, that difficult circumstances can be the path to liberation. That's news you can use.

A significant shift is needed, says Dena Merriam of the Contemplative Alliance, "and for that shift to take place we need a growth in consciousness."

Ursula K. Le Guin unpacks the rhythm and wisdom of A.E. Housman's classic poetry.

Roshi Bernie Glassman on the three pure precepts — cease from evil, do good, and do good for others — and why they all come down to one point.

Pema Chödrön's new commentary on Atisha's famed mind-training slogans that use our dificulties and problems to awaken our hearts.

It’s possible that most Western Buddhists are “unaffiliated.” There is therefore no record of their activity. They practice off the books.

Koshin Palley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell discuss what they’re doing to help medical professionals build a community of support.