Yes, it’s a strange thing to do — just sit there and do basically nothing. Yet the simple act of stopping, says Pema Chödrön, is the best way to cultivate our good qualities. Here are five ways meditation makes us better people.
“Martin Luther King Jr.’s work is not finished,” says Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi, reflecting on the continued political polarization and white supremacist violence in the United States. We must continue it with gratitude and determination on the endless path toward liberation for all.
As part of our #MeditationHacks series, author and lay Zen teacher Susan Moon is asked: “Should I stop meditating when emotions begin to overwhelm me?”
In honor of the life of Sojun Mel Weitsman, we’re sharing a selection of clips where he speaks personally about his early days with Suzuki Roshi and the founding of the San Francisco Zen Center. Then, Buddhadharma’s Koun Franz is joined by Rory Lindsay to tackle some of the most common questions we get from readers about reincarnation.
Without deep listening and gentle loving speech it is very difficult to move towards peace. Peace will only become a reality, says Thich Nhat Hanh, when world leaders come to negotiations with the ability to hear the suffering at the root of all conflicts.
“As Zen Buddhist clergy, we condemn the attack on the United States congress on January 6th,” the statement reads. “We see that the violence at the capitol was deeply tied to the white supremacy that has characterized this nation since its inception.”.
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