Category: Dharma in Daily Life
Leading neuroscientists and Buddhists agree: “Consciousness is everywhere”
New theories suggest Buddhist teachings on consciousness may be correct, and the implications for science could be huge.
Sometimes Full, Sometimes Half Full
All of our actions however small, can have wondrous effects, says Norman Fischer, but only if we are wholehearted enough in our practice of ethical conduct.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
According to the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, spirituality means relating with the working basis of one’s existence, which is one’s state of mind.
After the Election: Buddhist Wisdom for Hope and Healing
Featuring timely teachings and post-election advice from Pema Chödrön, Sharon Salzberg, Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Susan Piver, Jack Kornfield, and more.
Commentary: Let’s Open Our Hearts to Syrian Refugees
Buddhist American international aid worker Katie Letheren makes an appeal for much-needed compassion when it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Mindfulness is the Best Medicine
After 13 years as a Buddhist nun, Sister Dang Nghiem looks back on her medical career and realizes monastic practice and medicine aren’t that different.
Healing and the Reality of Death
We view our desire to get rid of disease as a desire to avoid death. But it is often just the opposite: it is an attempt to avoid life.
Why Larung Gar, the Buddhist institute in eastern Tibet, is important
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy is a major center of Buddhist monasticism and study in Tibet. It faces demolition later this month.
What Is the Eightfold Path?
The Buddha taught his disciples this eight-step path to awakening. These eight aspects of Buddhist practice are described as “wise,” or simply, “right.”
Death on the ICU
As a Buddhist chaplain on a Medical ICU, Phyllis Coletta saw the suffering patients and families endured, and knew we all have to do better.