Transmuting Sexual Energy
Celibate nun Ajahn Thaniya explains how she finds strength in renouncing sexual desire without repressing it.
Celibacy
Teachings What the Buddha Taught
Does Dispassion Belong in the Bedroom?
The Buddha’s teachings in the Pali Canon were far from sex-positive
Time for Radical Change in How We Raise Our Tulkus
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse writes that current training is not preparing young lineage holders for maturity and spiritual leadership.
Rules for Pregnant Nuns & Married Monks
An interview with Buddhist Studies scholar Shayne Clarke
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Joy of No Sex
A lay practitioner reveals one of the most liberating decisions of her life: celibacy.
IdeasMagazine | Living in the Dharma
Making the Sangha Whole Again
The Buddha accepted full ordination for women. But in the centuries since, they have been barred from this legacy. Two nuns help revive the female monastic line.
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