‘A Stomach like an Ocean, a Mouth like the Eye of a Needle’
What hungry ghosts can teach us about the karmic repercussions of greed and stinginess
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Scare Yourself Awake
Some of our spookiest reads for Halloween
Are We All Hungry Ghosts?
A Buddhist psychotherapist on transforming self-loathing into wisdom
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When Ghosts Come Back to Haunt Us
The rite of feeding hungry ghosts reminds us that good deeds cannot undo past karma, but we can still turn things around.
Bringing Hungry Ghosts Out of Hiding
What the most wretched beings of the Buddhist cosmos can teach us about greed, suffering, and the dharma
How to Watch a Thai Ghost Movie
While Novice terrifies Buddhist audiences in Asia, its impact gets lost in translation. A Thai cinephile explains why the horror film gave her the creeps.
The Monsters of Buddhism—Inside and Out
What the most chilling creatures in Buddhist lore and literature say about us and the world we live in.
If You Give a Buddhist a Cupcake
An excerpt from Tara Cottrell and Dan Zigmond's new book Buddha's Diet
Treasury of Lives: Halloween Edition
Buddhist literature has never shied away from the dark and frightening
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