A reflection on the world's sadness and sources of hope

A pocketbook for spiritual life from Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

Finding balance in daily life

Love, loss, and letting go

How your perspective changes after long retreat

A sublime expression of the Wheel of Life and Death

Paying respect to one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of all time

A new children's film and its ideas about no-self

The second of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths

Review of an art exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Part one of a reflection about the First Noble Truth

Last week, I was speaking with a friend who had fallen into despair about the state of the environment. She is an organic farmer and had just been to Washington, D.C. to lobby for stronger laws to pro

Perspectives from Sharon Salzberg, Tara Brach, Pema Chödrön, and more

The world of dew Is the world of dew And yet, and yet . . .   — Issa (1763–1828)   All sentient beings fear death. Many of us have wondered what it might be like to extend