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Celebrating Vesak (“Buddha Day”) 2025
Vesak marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. This year it falls on Monday, May 12, 2025.
The Sutra That Saved Me
Nichiren practitioner Johnny Edward Dean Jr. reflects on how his daily practice and chanting the Odaimoku helped him navigate mental health challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.
How I Share the Dharma with My Kids
Cathryn Dhanatya discovers the power of ritual to help her family create meaning and community, and to connect to their Thai heritage.
Pema Chödrön’s 3 Ways to Transform Your Emotions
At the root of our suffering are the destructive emotions that Buddhism calls the kleshas, or poisons. Pema Chödrön teaches us a three-step practice to transform their energy from a cause of suffering into a path to awakening.
El largo debate sobre el vegetarianismo en el Tíbet
En su reseña de "The Faults of Meat" (Los defectos de la carne), de Geoffrey Barstow, Rory Lindsay examina las poco conocidas enseñanzas sobre el vegetarianismo en el budismo tibetano.
New York City Hall illuminated in Buddhist colors for Vesak
This week, New York City Hall and other municipal buildings were illuminated with the colors of the international Buddhist flag to celebrate Vesak. President of the Buddhist Council of New York Doyeon Park reflects on what this means to New York's Buddhist community.
Light Up Peace event invites people of all faiths to gather at Washington Monument for Vesak
The Light Up Peace ceremony invites people of all faiths to gather at the Washington Monument to commemorate Vesak Day and honor Buddhists in America with a candle walk for peace.
What Miscarriage Taught Me about Love and Impermanence
Atia Sattar shares her account of the suffering of miscarriage and what it taught her about love, generosity, and impermanence.
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.
Jack Kornfield’s Instructions for Metta Meditation
Jack Kornfield on beginning the time-honored, heart-opening practice of metta (loving-kindness) meditation.
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.
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.