Category: Buddhist Wisdom
What If Our Ordinary Experience Is All That Matters?
Stephen Batchelor poses the classical Zen question, “What is this?” The answer, he says, is right in front of us.
Practicing Equanimity in a State of Emergency
In the face of COVID-19, Gary Gach shares how we can soothe our feelings of denial, anger, and fear with a helpful dose of equanimity.
How to Wash Your Hands — Mindfully
The simple act of washing your hands helps you to take care of yourself and the world around you. Trudy Goodman shares her instructions.
Living in This Strange Moment Together
As the COVID-19 outbreak shakes the world, Willa Blythe Baker offers a personal reflection on what it means to exist in this strange moment together.
3 Ways to Work with Your Financial Fears
COVID-19 is more than a global health risk. It’s shaken the world’s economy and has many of us worrying about our financial future.
This Is the Buddha’s Love: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
The great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about non-self, interdependence, and the love that expands until it has no limit.
How Your Mind Works
We assemble the thing we call "self" ourselves, according to Buddhist psychology. Gaylon Ferguson breaks down the five-step process of ego development.
How Buddhist Centers are Responding to Coronavirus
Due to the current outbreak of coronavirus affecting over 100 countries, many Buddhist centers are taking precautions to protect against the virus and its spread.
Women in Buddhism: Profiles, Conversations, and Teachings
For International Women's Day, here's a collection of our best teachings from, profiles on, and conversations with women in Buddhism.
What Is Vipassana Meditation and How Do You Practice It?
Step-by-Step Instructions on how to do Vipassana Insight Meditation — the foundation of all Buddhist meditations — from the famed master Sayadaw U Pandita.