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You’re Basically Good — The Benefits of Contemplative Psychotherapy
Karen Kissel Wegela on therapy that starts with your basic sanity, not your neuroses.
You Can’t Get Rid of Your Anger — And That’s OK
Denying anger or giving in to it only makes things worse. The middle way, says Josh Korda, is to live with your difficult emotions skillfully.
How to Have a (More) Buddhist Wedding
It's your special day. Why not bring dharma to the proceedings? James Ishmael Ford shares tips on how to do it — without weirding anyone out.
Right Now, It’s Like This: How to make this popular Buddhist phrase work for you
Meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro explains the simple but helpful phrase, “Right now, it’s like this.”
Mystic and Glamorous exhibition showcases Goryeo Buddhist Painting of three Korean artists
The paintings of three contemporary Korean artists will be showcased in the "Mystic and Glamorous" exhibition of Goryeo Buddhist painting.
Author (and Zen Buddhist) Jane Hirshfield debuts “poem about the presidency” in Washington Post
The Washington Post today published “On the Fifth Day,” a new “poem about the presidency” authored by Jane Hirshfield. “On the Fifth Day,” according to the Washington Post, will be read by Hirshfield from the stage at the March for Science on April 22. Hirshfield, who has been heralded as one of our finest contemporary…
One Earth Sangha organizes Buddhist presence at People’s Climate Mobilization
One Earth Sangha has been working with many Buddhist communities to organize a Buddhist presence at the People’s Climate Mobilization.
Breathing Lessons
Four teachers compare breath practices in yoga and three schools of Buddhism—Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism.
The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism
Thich Nhat Hanh's fourteen precepts of engaged Buddhism, with introduction by Fred Eppsteiner.
Forum: The Beauty of Renunciation
Renunciation is about more than just doing without things. It’s the beautiful realization that you already have everything you need. Forum participants: Ajahn Amaro, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, and Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. Introduction by Koun Franz.
The Problem of Evil
There may be no good or evil in absolute reality says Norman Fischer, but in the relative world there certainly is.
The Failure of War
Whether it’s in diplomacy, politics, or economics, the warfare model no longer works for the modern world, says Wendell Berry. In modern war, everyone is defeated.
The World We Have
Only when we combine our concern for the planet with practice, says Thich Nhat Hanh will we have to tools to make the necessary changes to address the environmental crisis.
What Are the Four Negations?
Take any pair of opposites. Madhyamaka logic looks at four possibilities and refutes them in turn, creating four negations.
Ocean of Dharma
Barry Boyce surveys Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's vast body of teachings and their lasting impact on how Buddhism is understood and practiced.
Book Reviews for May 2017
We review a graphic novel about the life of the Dalai Lama, titled "Man of Peace," "The Mind Illuminated" by Culadasa and Matthew Immergut, and more.
Take Three Conscious Breaths
Pema Chödrön teaches us a simple technique we can use anytime we need a break from our habitual patterns.
I’m Buddhist and going to DC’s People’s Climate March. See you there?
I ask everyone who believes that clean air and drinking water is the right of every living being to join me in the march.
Why isn’t the “Angry Asian Buddhist” angry?
As his cancer goes from bad to worse, the anonymous blogger known as the "Angry Asian Buddhist" strives to accept the absurdity of life.