We’ve all come across toxic people before. You know, the type of person that can be manipulative, judgmental and inconsiderate of anyone’s feelings.
It can hard to deal with these people, especially if you’re forced to every sin...
How I found my way out of depression, thanks to the writings of the English priest who brought Buddhism to the West.
Ever since I was a child, I have been acutely sensitive to the idea — in the way that other people s...
For years I struggled to find the peace I really wanted.
You know the dream:
- Happiness
- Not overthinking
- No anxiety
- Physically fit
- And to li...
You might be surprised to hear that non-attachment is an important quality for relationships.
Isn’t non-attachment something very similar to indifference? Actually, not at all.
Non-attachment is a highly beneficial state o...
Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the Earths atmosphere, the solar system or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond, though it is generally spoken of as a plane of existence (sometimes held to exist in our own un...
The historical Buddha said many things in his long lifetime of teaching. But have you ever heard a supposed Buddha quote and wondered, Did he really say that? Monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu, a trained translator of the Buddha’s words, certai...
You already know that “I love you” is a large step to take in any relationship.
That much is clear. But how do you know if it’s the right step to take in your relationship? I mean, how do you know if they actually mean it? And m...
For many reasons, there has never been a greater time to be alive. Violence plagues some corners of the world, and too many still live under the grip of tyrannical regimes. And even though all the world’s major faiths profess love, co...
Jainism is considered one of the most ancient religious traditions of India. There was a time when Jainism was popular both in north and south India and patronized by many great kings of great repute, including Chandragupta Maurya. It...
It has long been known amongst historians and anthropologists that humans’ evil actions give meanings or reshape the perceptions of even the most peaceful of the notions and symbols.
Nowhere this fact is more evident ...
Quantum mechanics suggest that consciousness arises in a measurement-explanatory feedback loop between our experiences and the accommodation-model we hold in our memory. If correct, what we see in front of our nose is not the real ext...
It doesn't matter if you're an atheist, devout follower of your faith, an agnostic, or anywhere in between—there's wisdom to be learned from the world's religions. Here are some of the most important, universally applicable t...
More than 2500 years ago, the Buddha announced an eight-fold path to end suffering. Here’s a short introduction to that Path.
As an exercise, I’ve been working on following the Buddhist Eightfold Path, as origi...
Ask people to name the world’s oldest printed book and the common reply is Gutenberg’s Bible. Few venture that the answer is a revered Buddhist text called the Diamond Sutra, printed in 868 A.D. Or that by the time Gutenberg got ink o...
A unified reality in which there are “not two” or there is “nothing apart” surely confirms the illusory nature of separation.
If separation is illusory, then any attempt to not be separate is rooted in a dualistic perspective.
From the time we wake up till we go to sleep, we receive so much of input every day through our senses that we hardly have time to pay attention to what is going on. Our minds devise their own methods and shortcuts to deal with the va...
Tibetan Buddhism, the teaching of the Buddha as practiced and taught in Tibet, is at last becoming known to the world. Because of Tibet’s secluded location, the Buddhist tradition developed there for fourteen centuries in relative iso...
Deity yoga is one of t...
Almost 3 years ago exactly, 3 AM Magazine interviewed Jay Garfield, one of the best-known Buddhist philosophers in academia today. I wrote about that interview and still look back fondly on the comments and conversations that ensued.<...
The dilemma of vegetarianism was a vexed one for Buddhists in Tibet, where the large alpine landscape is acceptable for nomadic herding and a meat-and-dairy-based diet. A folk story recounted by American writer Lama Surya Das from the...
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has for decades travelled the world with a message of peace, compassion and love that has won him hundreds of followers and admirers, made him one of the most respected and recogni...
Ever been caught in the grip of extreme emotions? I'm gonna guess whatever decision you made next probably wasn't a good one.
When we're anxious, angry, or sad, we rarely do the smart thing. And that can seriously mess up our li...
Reality is a consciousness experiment set in linear time to experience emotions. Within the matrix of its design all things occur at the same time, hence there is no past, present or future, but multidimensional experiences souls have...
There are books, too numerous to mention, that relate the story of the historic Buddha, Prince Gautama Shakyamuni, and explain his teachings and the basic concepts of the spiritual insight that he attained. Buddhism comprises three ma...
