Bodhi Leaves: People of Asian Descent on Buddhism, Culture & Life

The 4 Noble Truths of Emotional Suffering

The Buddha laid out a four-step path to freedom from difficult emotions. Anyen Rinpoche says the secret is understanding why our emotions cause suffering.

Anyen Rinpoche

Mom’s Final Lesson for Me

collage of a woman, young and senior years

Rima Fujita Has a Dream

A woman standing under a bodhi leaves, in the tree there are few white elephants poking out of the leaves.

How to Step Into the Present Moment

Find Freedom from Bias

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When Memory Fails Us

Mark Amaratunga

No Mud, No Lotus

Br. Phap Huu

How I Stopped My Panic Attacks

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

The Single Life

Nhi Yến Đỗ Trần

Steve Aoki: Mindfulness, Music & Cake

Sandi Rankaduwa

How to Break Free From Comparison and Judgment

Sister Boi Nghiem

What Cancer Taught Me

Paul Daisuke Goodman

I’m the Aunty Now!

Mihiri Tillakaratne

A hand holds a blue Catholic rosary.

The Convergence of Catholicism and Zen

Lion’s Roar

How to Practice Deep Relaxation

Sister Chan Khong

The Eightfold Path: Right Thought

Rev. Marvin Harada

“Those Poor Women”

Funie Hsu

The Poem That Made Me a Poet

Ira Sukrungruang

two people running down the long hallway, scene from the Apple TV+ show Severance

The Samsara of “Severance”

Kim Thai

How to Talk It Out

Sister Chan Khong

Photo of a pagoda on waterlily pond in Lumbini, Nepal.

In the Footsteps of the Buddha

Shantum Seth

Painting of a bright sunshine over the horizon by Edvard Munch

Your Enlightened Nature

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

I Vow Not to Burn Out

Mushim Patricia Ikeda

4 Ways to Heal Trauma with Love

Pawan Bareja

Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Minh Tue, under a tree.

Thich Minh Tue: The Walking Monk

Nguyet B. Ho