A detailed summary of the seminal International Conference on Mindfulness, held on 2 August 2024
self-development
Creating our own conditions for happiness: Buddhist and Finnish convergences on “Sisu” and resilience
The Finnish spirit of “sisu” has many lessons to teach about resilience and setting our own standards for happiness
Expert at Vice
Cultivating critical thinking and questioning in spiritual seeking and religious practice
Cultivating our Inner Landscape
Diving into the deep possibilities of the feminine, and how it can both heal and be healed for moving toward spiritual maturity
The Meaning of Vesak in Our Time
Adapted from a speech given at the invitation of the Consulate of India, Hong Kong on 25 May, the eve of Vesak 2023
letting go – what it really means
Meditating on the true meaning of letting go and living authentically as a “letter-go”
The Loving Encounter Between Non-Selves: Dr. Kin Cheung Lee on a Complete Model of Buddhist Counselling
Interview with Dr. Kin Cheung Lee, author of the first comprehensive book on a framework of Buddhist counselling
Two Bells: How Boxing led Me to the Buddha-dharma
When the spirit of Zen enters the boxer’s ring, and how the thrill of the fight led to the stillness of overcoming ego and suffering
The Parable of the Vessel
In his memoir, Vessel (Pínáng / 筏喩), Cai Chongda (蔡崇達) describes the tough-love advice given to him by his great-grandmother (太姥爷 / 太婆): “Your body’s a vessel. If you wait on it to do something, there’s no hope for you. If you put your body to work, you can start to live.” Those words made […]