AAPI Month: Asian American Histories, Buddhism, and the United States

This week, for AAPI Heritage Month, we're exploring how Asian American histories intersect with Buddhist and U.S. histories.

El regalo de Sujata

Al comprender el término medio entre el ascetismo y la indulgencia, Siddhartha aceptó arroz con leche de la granjera Sujata. Hun Lye celebra los deliciosos y saludables platos de arroz, que pueden recordarnos esa comida fundamental.

Silhouette of a woman.

Pema Chödrön’s Six Kinds of Loneliness

To be without a reference point is the ultimate loneliness. It is also called enlightenment.

AAPI Month: Exploring the Inner Lives of Asian American Buddhists

This week, for AAPI Heritage Month, we're exploring the personal narratives of Asian American Buddhists.

Cómo practicar el yoga de los sueños

Cuando desarrollas lucidez en tus sueños, también desarrollas lucidez en tu vida. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche nos habla acerca de la práctica del yoga de los sueños. 

A hand holds a blue Catholic rosary.

Ruben Habito Interview: The Convergence of Catholicism and Zen

In both Catholicism and Zen, says Ruben Habito, there’s a stillness where no words are needed.

See the Universe in a Sunflower

In this teaching from the late Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, he explores how looking deeply at a sunflower can help us discover the reality of interbeing.

Despertando al Sagrado Femenino

Despertando al Sagrado Femenino

En el budismo Vajrayana las dakinis se ven como energía femenina desenfrenada e iluminada. Lama Tsultrim Allione nos comparte cómo descubrió su propio poder de dakini.

Walking the Path of Right Action

Actions can be helpful in one situation yet harmful in another. Rebecca Li says awareness is needed to identify right action.

Celebrating Vesak, or “Buddha Day”

Vesak, also known as “Buddha Day," marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. This year, it falls on May 5.