Category: Teachings
How I Got Comfortable with My Imperfections
John Manderino stumbles through Zen meal practice — and decides that’s perfectly okay.
Ask the Teachers: How can I accept the suffering of others?
Three teachers are asked about coming to terms with the suffering of others.
Official statement on passing of Michael Stone released
Carina Stone, Erin Robinsong and Rose Riccio have released an official statement on the passing of Buddhist teacher Michael Stone.
Remembering Buddhist teacher Michael Stone
Michael Stone, 42, was an activist, family man, and teacher of yoga and Buddhism.
Our Teachers Are Not Gods
Longtime practitioner and psychotherapist Rob Preece says even though as students we may be devoted to our teachers, we can't afford to idealize them anymore.
Confronting Abuse: Be Proactive
An Olive Branch presents an action plan for putting the necessary supports in place to protect sangha members from abuse
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…
When we pray, says Mark Unno, it’s important not to get caught up in magical thinking or to become attached to specific outcomes. Just praying is enough.
Beyond Present, Past, and Future Is The Fourth Moment
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on meditation, the spiritual path, and a sense of basic being beyond relative time.
Revisiting the Traditional Buddhist Views on Sex and Sexuality
When it comes to sex, Western Buddhists tend to be fairly liberal. But as scholar José Cabezón explains, Buddhist tradition takes a much more conservative approach, prohibiting, among other things, oral or anal sex, male homosexuality, and even sex during daylight hours. He challenges us not to dismiss traditional Buddhist views on sexuality but rather to critically examine them, beginning with the study of sexual ethics in Buddhist texts.
Do Buddhists worship idols?
A reader asks why Buddhists bow down and make offerings to statues of the Buddha.