Category: Buddhist Wisdom

How can some people be basically good and actively try to do harm?

The teachers are asked if it is every okay to distance yourself from manipulative and harmful people.

Meditators and musclemen don’t seem to have much in common, but Thanissaro Bhikku says meditators can learn a lot from strength training.

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel examines common misconceptions about Buddhist practice that can derail even the most seasoned practitioners.

The lotus is one of Buddhism’s most recognizable symbols of enlightenment and is important in many Buddhist traditions.

Zen teacher and yoga instructor Donna Quesada addresses our all-too-common need to get it done, whatever it is, right now.

We review "Unbinding: The Grace Beyond Self" by Kathleen Dowling Singh.

What is the relationship between absolute reality and the relative world we inhabit? Mahayana Buddhism’s answer is called the two truths.

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.

We review "Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy" edited by Joseph Loizzo, Miles Neale, and Emily J. Wolf.

Dharma is a fascinating term. It integrates many levels of experience—from our first moment on the path to the achievement of realization.