How to Be a Mindful Bodhisattva; Right Effort on the Eightfold Path; Zen Practice in Ukraine

 

04.25.2023

How to Be a Mindful Bodhisattva Mindfulness is more than just a meditation practice. Mindfulness is life, and life is love. That’s why it’s the whole path of the bodhisattva, says Zen teacher Norman Fischer.

The Eightfold Path: Right Effort It’s not about striving for success, says Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Right effort is a graceful fine-tuning.

Zen During Wartime: Sergey Washin Tsarenko on Practice in Ukraine “Life may not be the same,” writes Zen priest Sergey Washin Tsarenko about day-to-day existence in Ukraine, “but it is always worth living it fully.”

From Brilliant Scholar to Wandering Yogi Naropa, among the most revered figures in Vajra­yana Buddhism, began as one of Nalanda’s foremost scholar–practitioners. Elizabeth Monson tells the story of his transformation from brilliant pandita to fierce and wild yogi.

Watch: Dr. Vandana Shiva’s Wisdom for Our Environmental Crisis Physicist, environmental activist, and author, Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks passionately about the wisdom of interdependence and the environmental crisis, and how an understanding of interdependence can help us address the most pressing issues facing humanity today.

Cuando un maestro budista cruza la línea La relación entre maestro y alumno en el budismo Vajrayana es intensa y compleja. Es fácil de malinterpretar e incluso puede ser mal utilizada. El respetado maestro tibetano Mingyur Rinpoche explica la ética en el Vajrayana, cómo encontrar un maestro genuino y qué hacer si un maestro se pasa de la raya. Read “When a Buddhist Teacher Crosses the Line ” by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in English, here.

For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide To Wisdom For Difficult Times” Ebook In difficult times, some Buddhist teachings tell us to “abandon all hope of fruition.” This does not mean being hopeless, but rather seeing things as they are, which requires acknowledging suffering while realizing we have the power to change it. This collection of wisdom from Pema Chödrön, Margaret Wheatley, Emily Horn, and more looks at hope and hopelessness in difficult times. Step-by-step, and with a little wise hope, we can make change, setting the intention to be of benefit for all.