Am I Making Progress?
The central metaphor of Buddhism is that of a path – a path that leads from Samsara to Nirvana, and … Read More “Am I Making Progress?”
Tag: meditation
Khamtrul Rinpoche: Living a Blessed Life
A religious teacher might not necessarily have much to share, unlike those of us (journalists, theologians, academics, and other guilty … Read More “Khamtrul Rinpoche: Living a Blessed Life”
Is There Something Buddhist About Mario? (Seriously)
On 27 October the video game Super Mario Odyssey was released worldwide by Nintendo for the Switch platform. It’s pretty … Read More “Is There Something Buddhist About Mario? (Seriously)”
Bodh Gaya
A poem about the life of the Blessed One. By Tom Donovan It is a place and nothing more, No … Read More “Bodh Gaya”
Flying Mindfully by Air France
We had been flying to Madrid from Hong Kong with a layover in Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport. The purpose of … Read More “Flying Mindfully by Air France”
Global Travels, Local Practice
This month I am far from my birth home in Montana and my adoptive home in Seattle. I am in … Read More “Global Travels, Local Practice”
Digging in as a Meditation Teacher and Practitioner
Justin Whitaker These are very peculiar times that we are living in. Growing up in a rural Rocky Mountain state … Read More “Digging in as a Meditation Teacher and Practitioner”
Musings on Mindfulness and Metta
Graham Lock Last December, I took part in an 8-day metta meditation retreat at the Hong Kong Insight Meditation Society’s … Read More “Musings on Mindfulness and Metta”
Wagging the Tail at Digital Dilemmas
Ratnadevi Last week I had a Skype call with Raymond Lam, Buddhistdoor’s senior writer, to discuss my new blogging venture. … Read More “Wagging the Tail at Digital Dilemmas”
Walking on the Path
Sherri Maxwell I had several beginnings in studying/committing my mind to Buddhism (since 1997) and exploring what that phrase meant, but … Read More “Walking on the Path”