Have a Very Buddhist Christmas; What Would the Buddha Do?; How to Practice Mindful Eating for Happiness

 

12.24.2024

Have a Very Buddhist Christmas Joy, giving, family, and peace — people of all faiths can celebrate these values of the holiday season. Eight Buddhists offer their take on yuletide dharma.

How Can We Know What the Buddha Would Do? In this Buddhadharma “Ask the Teachers,” Myokei Caine-Barrett, Dave Smith, and Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön on knowing — or not knowing — what the Buddha would do.

How to Practice Mindful Eating For Happiness Paulina Lamas Morales shares how eating mindfully can transform every meal into a practice of connection with yourself, others, and the planet.

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A Buddhist Reading of A Christmas Carol Estefania Duque explores how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol offers timeless dharma lessons on karma, compassion, and transformation through the lens of Buddhist practice.

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