Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, our editor-in-chief, Melvin McLeod, shares why Buddhism is the ultimate self-help
Does my transgender identity conflict with Buddhism’s teachings on no-self?
I was born male, but I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m actually a transgender woman. As a Buddhist, I feel conflicted by the teachings on no-self.
The Practice of Looking Deeply Using Three Dharma Seals: Impermanence, No-self and Nirvana
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that by looking deeply we develop insight into impermanence and no self. These are the keys to the door of reality. All authentic practices of the Buddha carry within them three essential teachings called the Dharma Seals. These three teachings of the Buddha are: impermanence, no self and nirvana. Just as […]
Our Path Is Limitless and Vast
Photo by Anne Arden MacDonald.While women may feel constrained by Buddhist institutions, the dharma itself poses no such limitations, says Joan Sutherland.
Neuroscience and Buddhism converging on the inconstant self
An increasing number of scientific researchers are referencing and drawing on Buddhism in their studies, especially in the field of neuroscience.
Nothing Special: The Joy of Being Ordinary
Geri Larkin tells us that when we honestly dare to be ordinary, the wisdom of the universe opens up for us. Joy happens. We feel free.
Ask the Teachers: Does “no-self” contradict rebirth?
The teachers look at the possible contradiction between the concept of “no-self” and the idea of rebirth.
Beyond No-Self
While insight into the truth of no-self, is an important step, says the Dalai Lama, it doesn’t go far enough.
The Magical Illusion of Self
For the meditator who sees things as they really are, explains the late Mahasi Sayadaw, there is no “I” or “being”—only mental and physical phenomena coming together in the present moment.
The Mind of the Dragon and the Power of Non-Self
Dragon, waves and clouds; Japan; 1568-1615; Ink on paper; H x W: 97.8 x 176.3 cm (38 1/2 x 69 7/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer. Courtesy of the Freer Sackler Gallery.The mind of the dragon is powerful, vast, and skillful. That’s because it sees the emptiness of all things, both self and other. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on how to bring the wisdom of the dragon’s mind into our lives.