[ad_1] “Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy.” ~Leo Babauta As a kid, I remember begging my dad to take me to Burger King, Wendy’s, McDonalds, and any other number...

[ad_1] Message From SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss and SGI-USA Youth Leader Olivia Saito For two years, the human family has experienced untold hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been forced to find alternative ways of working, socializing...

[ad_1] The 8 Great Bodhisattvas — also known as the Eight Great Sons — represent the eight great ideals of the Mahayana Path. They are integral to the Great Vehicle Path of Buddhism, that embraces compassion and wisdom for all beings. The Eight Great Bodhisattvas...

[ad_1] Psychologist and Buddhist teacher Tara Brach shares the importance of training mindfulness teachers and practitioners to nourish a sense of our collective belonging in our increasingly traumatized world. In the time span of just three years, not only has most...

[ad_1] “Why don’t you get up and make the coffee, while I stay in my sleeping bag and plan our ascent route?” I half-heartedly ask my climbing partner Hank. He just looks at me with that unassuming, “give-me-a-break Val Jon” look of his. It’s three o’clock in the...

[ad_1] Is Bodh Gaya the Holiest Place on Earth for Buddhists? Although it is certainly special, it is not the most sacred place on earth. Chamtrul Rinpoche tells us where we’ll find the Holiest Place in the entire Universe: “The holiest place in the universe is in...

[ad_1] “Bent but never broken; down but never out.” ~Annetta Ribken I lived for a long time thinking I was broken beyond repair. Let me rephrase: I thought I was unloved, unworthy, scarred, and broken. What a package, right? It started young, never feeling like I was...

[ad_1] Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin, Chenrezig, Kannon) is immediately synonymous with the word Bodhisattva — He (or She) is the quintessential Bodhisattva — the superhero savior. How do we ask for the Bodhisattva’s aid? Simply think of the Bodhisattva, say the name,...

[ad_1] Out of the primordial desire to exist, everything comes into being. This sacred force, says Anam Thubten, is different from clinging, which is the source of our suffering. When people have an existential crisis or when they do deep reflection, they begin to ask...

[ad_1] “You can be a good person with a kind heart and still say no.” ~Unknown Why is it so hard to say no? The uncomfortable buildup of emotion I felt while contemplating dropping the ‘n’ word used to have me rushing around town, home, and work for the people I loved...