Avoiding the hindrances of ignorance and delusion

Freeing of the mind from all limitations, fetters, and bonds

Attitude and intention in mindful living

On the sixth practice of the Noble Eightfold Path

Reaching understanding on the path to wisdom

The origins and meanings of the Eight Auspicious Symbols

An enquiry into Buddha-contemplation and Buddha-recitation

Twenty years ago, Tsering was a fully ordained monk in Tibet. Now, 40-year-old Tsering is a farmer and businessman in China. When his sister fell gravely ill, Tsering left Ganden monastery (belonging

Tibetan Vajrayana imagery, for the most part, illustrates fantastical literary texts by reflecting metaphor and symbolism. Notions of aesthetic achievement and the sense of beauty within this traditio

The practice of mindful meditation can provide a great host of benefits to anyone that actively pursues it, especially in a modern world full of enhanced stresses and defilements that so often remove

1. Introduction Through intellectual, moral and spiritual perfection, the Noble Eightfold path leads to happiness, peace and freedom. It is the path that begins with moral conduct and leads to

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – The Buddha   Introduction   So many are living stressful lives filled with hatred, greed, anger and other unwholesome states of mind. Our he

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 14, December 2009. Āsava(s) together with latent tendencies (anusaya), fetters (saṃyojana) and hindrances (

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008.  “Monks, the ending of the fermentations [āsavas] is for one who knows & sees, I tell