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Protecting Others by Protecting Goodwill
Thanissaro Bhikkhu explains what the Buddha actually said about metta, the phrase often translated as “lovingkindness."
Elizabeth Hamilton reflects on Joko Beck’s life at memorial service
On July 2, a memorial for Charlotte Joko Beck was held at the Zen Center of San Diego (ZCSD). Fifty people (including several roshis) were in attendance.
When Goodwill is Better than Love: The Meaning of “Metta.”
Loving-kindness is a common translation of the Pali word "metta." But what if metta and lovingkindness are not quite the same?
Earth Dharma: “Awake in the Anthropocene”
Jill S. Schneiderman encourages Buddhist practitioners to wake up and see the violence that humans are slowly perpetuating on the environment.
Zen as nothing special: Charlotte Joko Beck and the Ordinary Mind School of Zen
In this adaptation from his book, James Ishmael Ford concisely places the life and work of the late Charlotte Joko Beck into context.
Author Gabriel Cohen on taking a “Buddhist path through divorce”
The author of <i>Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky: a Buddhist Path Through Divorce</i> Gabriel Cohen shares how Buddhism can be help.
This is Your Brain on Mindfulness
Meditators say their practice fundamentally changes the way they experience life. Michael Baime reports on the neuroscience behind this.
Creature Comfort
Dogs comfort their human companions and parrots care for their injured mates. When we increase our understanding of animal compassion, says behavioral ecologist Joanna Burger, we understand more about ourselves.
A Bell With a Crack in It
It may not ring as clearly, but it can ring as sweetly. Diane Ackerman on her husband's stroke and the language of healing.
The Best-Laid Plans
A vomiting child in an airport hotel—it wasn’t the vacation she had in mind. Anne Cushman on the teachings of a trip gone awry.