The Awakening Mind This is a chant mostly chanted in Vajrayana Buddhism, however, for any Mahayana (including Vajrayana) practitioner who aspires to be...
Meditation Laziness We’ve all experienced meditation laziness. Meditation laziness happens when we become distracted, have wandering thoughts, become tired, or even...
Where and how to begin Buddhism Question: “hello 🙂 i’ve been interested in Buddhism for a long time, ever since i began to meditate as...
The Ego and Self The ego is a powerful thing. It’s what makes us people. It’s the little voice in our heads that...
Siddharta Gautama and Yasodhara Yasodharā was wedded to her cousin, the Shakya prince Siddhartha, in his 16th year when she was also 16 years...
Why we chant Sutras and Mantras Way-back-when during Buddha’s time, all of his teachings were passed down and spread orally. There was no written documents...
Showing Compassion Compassion. A central part of Buddhism. How and what ways can we give and show compassion? On the superficial,...
Monkhood vs. Lay Life For many years I had this vague vision of what my future would look like: high education, successful career,...
Lately I’ve been practicing to learn to love myself and others around me. But it’s so easy to hate. Could you give me any advice on the subject “Question: Lately I’ve been practicing to learn to love myself and others around me. But it’s so easy to hate....
Happy Vesak! Today my Temple celebrated Vesak (Phật Đản); the birth, Enlightenment, and death of Sakyamuni Buddha. Though the ceremony was...