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Breathing Out, I Smile - Koun Franz
The Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhat Hanh died last month, at the age of 95. It’s impossible to overstate his importance in the Buddhist world—he popularized mindfulness practice and normalized engaged...
Breathing Out, I Smile - Koun Franz
The Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhat Hanh died last month, at the age of 95. It’s impossible to overstate his importance in the Buddhist world—he popularized mindfulness practice and normalized engaged...
Jayavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire
Jayavarman II was a king of ancient Cambodia from 802 AD to 835 AD. The Khmer Empire, the dominant civilization on the Southeast Asian mainland from the 9th century until...
Jayavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire
Jayavarman II was a king of ancient Cambodia from 802 AD to 835 AD. The Khmer Empire, the dominant civilization on the Southeast Asian mainland from the 9th century until...
Stay Right Where You Are - Koun Franz
Some Buddhist texts—especially later ones, in the Mahayana tradition—are full of stories of supernatural feats. There’s astral projection, teleportation—at one point in the Lotus Sutra, there’s even a scene in...
Stay Right Where You Are - Koun Franz
Some Buddhist texts—especially later ones, in the Mahayana tradition—are full of stories of supernatural feats. There’s astral projection, teleportation—at one point in the Lotus Sutra, there’s even a scene in...
Just Do This One Thing
Scholars sometimes classify Zen as a “single-practice” school of Buddhism. Single-practice schools are primarily a Japanese phenomenon—Pure Land schools center around saying and recalling Namu Amida Butsu, an invocation of...
Just Do This One Thing
Scholars sometimes classify Zen as a “single-practice” school of Buddhism. Single-practice schools are primarily a Japanese phenomenon—Pure Land schools center around saying and recalling Namu Amida Butsu, an invocation of...
Holding Tight, Letting Go - Koun Franz
One of the most challenging and profound practices I ever encountered was also, perhaps, the most awkward: hugging meditation. Early in my Buddhist journey, I attended a retreat in the...
Holding Tight, Letting Go - Koun Franz
One of the most challenging and profound practices I ever encountered was also, perhaps, the most awkward: hugging meditation. Early in my Buddhist journey, I attended a retreat in the...
Bodhi Day and the Story of Buddha's Enlightenment
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the historical Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni). Bodhi Day is the celebration of the day the Buddha reached...
Bodhi Day and the Story of Buddha's Enlightenment
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the historical Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Gautama or Buddha Shakyamuni). Bodhi Day is the celebration of the day the Buddha reached...