Imagine your friend gives you a lottery ticket. In this hypothetical situation, you’re like me, and you haven’t followed the jackpot rising to a billion dollars. You just stick the ticket in your pocket and forget about it. In fact, it’s likely the ticket will end up...
If you’ve ever tried to meditate for more than a minute, you’ve probably met your monkey. You’ve likely encountered your monkey mind going wild when you’re mulling over some worry, stewing over an insult, or craving something you desire. In the Buddhist tradition, we...
Dear Mothers, Thank you. No living being could exist without a mother. We need a father, too, but their contribution could mean that a father and their child have never even met. With technology, the father and mother may never meet! And so, mothers, we owe everything...
Understanding and practicing Buddha's teaching on Dependent Origination What if I told you that nothing exists on its own, not your favorite cup of coffee, not your stress, not even you (at least, not in the way you think)? In Buddhism, this idea isn’t just a...