Category: Teachings
Glimpses of Awakening
In the gaps we notice moments of clarity, wakefulness, and peace. Enlightened mind turns out to be very ordinary and present, says Judy Lief.
This Very Mind, Empty and Luminous
We can see awakening in the world around us, but we can also turn the telescope inward and look directly at our mind.
Forum: Does Buddhism Make You Happier?
Debating the Third Noble Truth: three teachers discuss what the Buddha meant when he promised the "end of suffering".
Ask the Teachers: Without a sangha, is the practice moot?
the teachers are asked, among other things, if practice without a sangha will be of any benefit.
Phrases and Spaces
Zen practitioners don’t "work on" koans. Koans work on them. Norman Fischer offers a poet’s take on the phrases and spaces of Zen practice, including his favorite: “Who is sick?”
Prince of the Ascetics
Charles Johnson imagines in this short story the very moment Siddhartha became the Buddha.
What is Nekkhamma?
Nekkhamma as defined by Ajahn Munindo, a Theravada abbot of the Thai Forest Tradition.
Forum on Psychology and Buddhism
A forum on psychology and Buddhism. What they share, how they differ, and do we need both?
To Women of the Way
In these seventeenth-century poems, women Chan teachers and senior students pay homage to the women who taught and inspired them.
Zenshin’s Example
Jan Chozen Bays looks to the example of Japan's first Buddhist in response to the growing popularity of Buddhism in the west.