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The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness
Norman Fischer on why mindfulness is not always “right.”
Three Practices That Healed My Heart After A Traumatic Injury
When a car drove over her foot, Carla Beharry felt like her anger would never end. She soon learned that the only way out of suffering is through it.
How Travel Opens Your Mind and Heart
Travel wakes us up to the world. Three personal stories of transformational travel in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Yemen.
A Meditation to Befriend Your Feelings
How you relate to your feelings, says Willa Blythe Baker, may be the most important habit of all. When you meet your feelings with grace and mindfulness, you find they’re your best friends on the spiritual path.
Grow Your Mindfulness in the Garden
Cheryl Wilfong on how to practice the four foundations of mindfulness in the garden.
Reflexiones sobre el amor de una madre
Antes de conocer el dharma, explica Ajahn Amaro, su madre fue su principal ejemplo de gran bondad y generosidad.
The Joy of Helping Others: Pema Chödrön and Father Gregory Boyle
Father Gregory Boyle recently received the 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, for his work as the founder of the gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program Homeboy Industries. Here, Father Boyle joins renowned Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön for an inspiring conversation about the joy of helping others.
A Mindfulness Studies Student Book Roundup
Mindfulness Studies student Naomi Matlow shares her top 10 mindfulness books for those undergoing a similar path.
Recent Buddhist Books by Black Authors — A 2024 Roundup
On Tina Turner and bell hooks, love and liberation—eight inspiring new books are reviewed by Arleta Little.
Welcome to “Bodhi Leaves: The Asian American Buddhist Monthly”
Editors Noel Alumit and Mihiri Tillakaratne on why “Bodhi Leaves” centers Asian American experiences and how it’s part of a larger movement creating a more inclusive American Buddhism.
The Do-Nothing Farmer’s Guide to a Perfect Harvest
Mark Frank’s five steps to successfully doing nothing — in your garden or any other part of your life.
The Eightfold Path of Joy and Liberation
The Buddha’s four noble truths include the truth that the eightfold path is a way out of suffering. It’s not just the path to happiness, says Sister True Dedication. It’s happiness itself.
Ajahn Brahm’s Instructions for Loving-Kindness Meditation
Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm shares his personal approach to loving-kindness meditation, also known as metta.
Cómo compartir el dharma con tus hijos
Tres maestros responden a la pregunta "¿cómo podemos enseñar el budismo a nuestros hijos sin forzarlos?"
How to Find Balance Through Equanimity
Equanimity protects us from emotional overreaction and allows us to rest in a bigger perspective. Christiane Wolf on how to cultivate it.
Mindfulness with Every Step
Rev. WonGong explains how a rushing mind can trip us up — literally.
Lotus Seats for the Dead
Reverend Michael Tran on a Buddhist practice that can help us find closure when we lose a loved one.
Share Your Wisdom: Your Home Altar
For our next issue of “Bodhi Leaves,” we want to see your home altar!
No Self, No Suffering
Melvin McLeod breaks down the Buddha’s four noble truths and argues it’s not only the ultimate self-help formula, but the best guide to helping others and benefiting the world.