Category: Practice

How Buddhist Mandala Offering Practice Works – And Why

Mandala offering, an integral part of the foundation, or ngöndro, practices of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, allows us to harness positive karmic forces through relentless generosity. Loppon Yudron Wangmo explains how these practices help create favorable conditions for spiritual growth and removes obstacles on the path to awakening.

The Sorrow of Life is Fuel for Our Awakening

Inspired by the life and poetry of Kamo no Chōmei (1155-1216), Zen Buddhist practitioner David Chang explores the value of cultivating inner stillness while also bearing witness in times of crisis and upheaval.

Copies of the book The Inner Path: An Introduction to Buddhist Practice for Those in Prison are seen.

Read “How To Build an Altar in a Cell” from The Inner Path: An Introduction to Buddhist Practice for Those in Prison

Learn about the origins and motivation behind Acharya Samaneti's new dharma book for the incarcerated, read an excerpt, and find ways that you can help support efforts to get books to prisoners.

Watch: Mingyur Rinpoche teaches on Mindfulness of the Body

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche teaches us what it means to bring our mind and body into the present moment. Also included is a helpful reflection on the subject from Edwin Kelley.

Understanding the Ngöndro, or the Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Buddhism

Carlo Carranza on how the Ngöndro — the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhism — functions as a roadmap to enlightenment, giving us step-by-step instructions for our journey to liberation.

Don’t Let Hatred Destroy Your Practice

His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes an in-depth look at how we can work with anger and hatred in our practice.

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Moving Beyond Meditation

Grounded in our formal practice of meditation, we can relax into the vast, open awareness that is our ultimate nature. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche tells the story of his own introduction to the Great Perfection.

Lucidity Without Limit

Dream yoga, says Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, is a practice of changing our waking life. He shares the four foundational practices of this powerful mind training.

Four Reflections That Strengthen Your Intention to Practice

If you contemplate these traditional contemplations, the "four great reflections," you will strengthen your intention to practice.

Awareness, from the Moment You Wake Up

We’re often encouraged to bring meditation “off the cushion” and into our everyday lives—Sayadaw U Tejaniya shows us what that really looks like.

Venerating Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva by Engaging the World

According to An Tran, reciting the Twelve Aspiration Prayers of Avalokitesvara encourages us to engage with the world as part of our practice, so that we may become instruments of the buddhas of this world, helping ease the suffering of beings and our environment.

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Concentrating on the Work at Hand

In this excerpt from The Gift of Work (originally published as Skillful Means), the prolific Nyingma teacher Tarthang Tulku shares a plain-language exercise for concentration, as developed over his five decades interacting with Americans from various business backgrounds.