Compassion (Karuna)

Choosing to direct our mindfulness and compassion to other living beings can help us deeply connect with everyone’s struggles and suffering—including our own.

Human kindness is as natural as human selfishness. We can tip the balance by shifting our focus to one or the other.

The Bhikkhunivasako Sutta explains how to incorporate different approaches to meditation into our practice.

How Buddhist centers in western North Carolina have responded to disaster

The Berkeley Zen Center abbot and prolific author passed peacefully stemming from complications of a cardiac arrest he suffered in 2023.

In an excerpt from her Dharma Talk, “Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind,” Buddhist teacher Shaila Catherine offers a framework to examine different modes of thought.