[ad_1] “Ease is the sign of grace in everything.” ~Marty Rubin Work harder. Never give up. Believe in yourself. Get out of bed earlier. Shout self-affirmations in the mirror. Adapt the habits of “highly successful” people… How many times have we heard those things? In...

[ad_1] by Joan BivinsManalapan, N.J. My sister, Jeanne, who has lived with me for 35 years and keeps an old habit of leaving paper towels on the counter, was the first to tell me how much I had changed. In 2015, a year into my Buddhist practice, I called one of these...

[ad_1] The great Lama Yeshe said: “Our problem is that inside us there is a mind going, ‘Impossible, impossible, impossible. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t’ … Human beings have great potential; they can do anything. The power of the mind is limitless.” To subdue...

[ad_1] Wonderful video introduction to White Mahakala and his mantra for prosperity and generosity practices: Prosperity MANTRA Om Guru Mahakala Hari Ni Sa Siddhi Dza Compassion comes in many forms. Sometimes we need a friend. Sometimes we need a protective warrior....

[ad_1] Doug Scott, who has died aged 79 from cancer, was the first Englishman to climb Everest, but it was what happened afterwards that made him famous in the mountaineering world.Scott and his Scottish partner, Dougal Haston, were part of Chris Bonington’s 1975...

[ad_1] The first time I experienced Tina Turner in the flesh, I was a 16-year-old hippy chick doused in patchouli oil. I didn’t just see and hear Ms Turner sing Proud Mary at the Fillmore East in New York City – I felt her in every cell of my teenage body. I was...

[ad_1] Former free-roaming nomads now mostly resettled in rows of sun-baked block houses in Tibet are facing a struggle for their identity, their spiritual and cultural practices – and even their stomachs.These yak-tending herders have always eaten meat. In addition...

[ad_1] Tara day — when we celebrate the wisdom activity of all the Buddhas in the form of Mother Tara — is every day, but especially celebrated and meritorious on the 8th day of the lunar month. We call it “Tara Day” for short. In this feature, we offer several...

[ad_1] Nestled in the village of Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway, between wet moorlands, farmland and neolithic stone circles, is the largest Buddhist temple in western Europe.Samye Ling, home to about 60 monks, nuns and volunteers, and visited by thousands of...

[ad_1] Thay’s funeral on Saturday, 29th January 2022, was one of the biggest Huế, Vietnam has seen for decades. Thousands came out to join the procession, in a deep expression of love and respect for a cherished spiritual leader, a humble monk, and an extraordinary...