Our unsustainable reality of structural violence and systemic exploitation

Can creative writing be considered part of our Dharma practice

A new paradigm for peace

Ven. Yin Kit Sik on bringing the Dharma to prison inmates in Canada

Accepting impermanence and treasuring the now

Consoling those who have lost a loved one and memorializing those who have passed

Heather Sanche on parenthood and dukkha

Sister Ocean explains the Third Noble Truth

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

Alan Kwan discusses the Contemplation Sutra

Refugee, healer, author, teacher, Buddhist nun.

As I approach the magnificently remodeled San Francisco Marriott in Union Square, I become keenly aware of the vast differences in karmic circumstances that exist in this world of “endurance.&rd

“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road does not mean they are lost.” - Dalai Lama (goodreads)   In my personal spiritual journey, I’ve

“Chameleon,” “Watermelon Man,” “I Thought it was You,” “Rockit,” “Cantaloupe Island,” . . . if any of these titles sound familiar, the name Herbie Hancock will surely set a jazzy tune automatically pl