Beauty, Being, and Becoming
What flowers can teach us about gratitude, generosity, and letting go
Impermanence
Impermanence in Buddhism (Pali, anicca; Sanskrit, anitya) is one of the Buddha’s three marks of existence, or conditions that describe reality. The Buddha recognized that everything within samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth) is impermanent or ever-changing, and misunderstanding this truth is the root of our suffering.
Ego Death on 9/11
Heartbroken and opened in the aftermath of a national tragedy, a former marketing professional embarks on a life in the dharma.
Love Letters from Rain
Using natural indigo and micronized silver, multidisciplinary artist Miya Ando crafts odes to the ephemerality of natural phenomena.
Illustrating Impermanence
Multidisciplinary artist Miya Ando discusses her latest project, Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.
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The Burning House
An elegy for Tassajara’s zendo
The Tassajara Zendo Fire and Impermanence
An elegy and gratitude for what has burned
The Flow of Life
Two friends discuss attachment, impermanence, and the subtle joy that Buddhist practice makes possible.
Liberating the Experience of Impermanence
Exploring dual and nondual practice modalities to more deeply understand ourselves, the world, and the ways to live more skillfully within it
Liberating Metaphors for Our Lives
A meditation teacher offers different ways to think about the many dimensions of ourselves.
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