On growing up in the Shambhala community, years of abuse, and the hope of bringing healing to others.

Buddhistdoor's interview with a revered Karma Kagyu and Nyingma master

The path and practice of the first Western student at the Norbulingka Institute

Some years after my grandmother died, my mother went to see a psychic to “talk” to her mother. The only thing that I know of their conversation was that the psychic told my mother to look

A few days ago, an 11-year old girl asked me, “What do you do when you're sad?” As she looked back to her father it became apparent that he had encouraged the question but the look in her eyes made it

Editor's note: Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily life on Buddhistdoor International. 

Zhen Ru Chan Monastery Cloud Abode Mountain Jiangsi Province China 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of heavy rain at 3.45 as my alarm clock went o

 Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008.   Prologue The term ecology dates back to 19th century, introd

Some of us are close friends with the natural world.  We spend our weekends in the mountains; we own Gore-Tex and lots of wicking socks.  Sometimes, we’re more like nature’s acquaintances: we drive hy

Editor's note: This article was previously published in the 10th issue of the now retired Bodhi Journal in December 2008. It has been republished with some minor formatting changes. Abbreviations A –

People often share with me their stories of memorable events that spur them on in their Buddhist practice: a dharma talk from a special teacher, a helpful meditation class, a book they read, or trip m

Last Friday, I joined an entourage from the charity Sunshine Action, which my Dharma sister’s brother manages. Our objective was to pass out packed dinners, fruits, drinks, and blankets to designated

Ven. Priyarakkhit takes us through the history, heritage, and daily significance of the alms-round taken by monks all over the world.--While going through the recorded Buddhist Canon, one can find sev

‘Peace Sounds’ is a music album celebrating Peace in and around us, lovingly produced by “Wake Up London and Friends”.   The seeds of Peace Sounds were p