Dharma in Daily Life

It's not enough to simply to believe compassion is important. We must transform our thoughts and behavior on a daily basis to cultivate compassion.

Five Buddhist teachers share practices to clear away the poisons that cause suffering and obscure your natural enlightenment.

Death is a journey into the unknown. Like any journey, it goes better if you’re prepared. Andrew Holecek shares teachings from Tibetan Buddhism to help.

From childhood to the meditation hall, Susan Moon reflects on how longing has been both her companion and her teacher.

Zen nun Aikon’s late teacher—a sexist—doubted she’d be able to keep his temple going. Now, in the flourishing zendo, she settles herself into his own seat. An excerpt from Ruth Ozeki’s novel <i>The Book of Form and Emptiness</i>.

To change your life now and prepare for the inevitable, says Pamela Ayo Yetunde, regularly contemplate these five home truths.

Koan practice isn’t limited to formal Zen inquiry. It can also be carried into the unresolved places of ordinary life—into grief, uncertainty, ethical crossroads, and love itself. Lisa Ernst explains.