Buddhadasa was a very famous Thai Buddhist monk who lived between 1906 and 1993. He was known as an innovative interpreter of Buddhism as well as Thay folk beliefs. Even as an ordained monk, he developed a personal view that considered all faiths as one. In these words of wisdom from Buddhadasa, we learn how […]
Birth and Death
May 2, 2014 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, spends a lot of time talking about birth and death, being and not-being, and interbeing. The insight of interbeing is that nothing can exist by itself alone – everything has to inter-be with everything else. He also talks about no birth and no death. […]
Love Letter to Planet Earth
April 28, 2014 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a love letter to planet Earth. It is in the form of a book that is based on dharma talks he has given in Plum Village and other places. This book is an appeal to political and business leaders for ecological mindfulness and strengthening of our relationship to Mother […]
Start a Revolution with Your Grocery Cart
April 27, 2014 by
A few days ago, I received this email from Dr. Sara Gottfried. She is a board certified gynecologist who trained at Harvard University. She is the best selling author of The Hormone Cure, which has received rave reviews. She is my kind of doctor because she believes in Ayurveda, integrative medicine, and yoga to cultivate […]
Wisdom and Compassion
April 26, 2014 by
Wisdom and compassion are the cornerstones of Buddha’s teachings. Wisdom includes the teaching of emptiness. Compassion includes the teaching of interbeing or interdependence and altruism based on the insight of interbeing. What do we mean by emptiness? When you say that something is empty, you must ask, “Empty of what?” Take that mug on the […]
Unlock Your Intuition
April 25, 2014 by
There is no doubt that intuition is real – the question is, can we use it reliably to enhance our lives. Have you ever had that feeling or sense that something wasn’t right? Maybe you “knew” that something was wrong with a loved one without knowing why… Or that you just met was someone you […]
Was Einstein a Buddhist?
April 24, 2014 by
I’m wondering if Einstein was a Buddhist. These words of wisdom certainly point to a deep understanding of the nature of interbeing – the nature of interdependence. His statement, “…that we are here for the sake of each other,” is a statement that points to our interconnection with each other and our interdependence on each […]
Bells of Mindfulness
April 22, 2014 by
Today is Earth Day, and there is no one I know who is more committed to save Mother Earth than Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He uses the bells of mindfulness to try to wake us up and look deeply at the condition of Mother Earth. In recent years, we have had many mindfulness bells, […]
Clouds Do Not Change The Sky
April 21, 2014 by
Lama Tsultrim Allione is one of the many Tibetan Buddhist teachers that I read regularly in Tricycle, Shambhala Sun, and Buddhadharma magazines. Her writings are as clear and easy to understand as the cloudless sky. According to the Tara Mandala website, she was one of the first American women to be ordained as a Tibetan […]
Embrace Everything With Clarity
April 20, 2014 by
Stephen Batchelor is a former Buddhist monk who wrote a book that I frequently return to. Actually, it is the book on tape called Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening that I love. It is narrated by Stephen Batchelor, himself. The book tries to present Buddhism in modern terms, with all the mysticism, […]
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