The Discomfort of Compassion
Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism means coming face-to-face with the suffering of all sentient beings. It’s not fun.
Mahayana
TeachingsMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Exploring Emptiness
What lies on the other side of our fear
The Diamond Sutra
Timeless Buddhist wisdom
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Fruit Fly Dharma
Two unwelcome visitors test a practitioner’s bodhicitta
Emptiness Explained
The Middle Way of Nagarjuna, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s greatest philosophers
Nothing to Be
Losing the self through faith in the Buddha
What’s Wrong With Anger?
According to Shantideva, a lot.
Why I Walk Two Paths
Mahayana is “heretical” and Theravada is for “devils”—at least that’s how they see each other sometimes. In reality, they go hand-in-hand.
Against “Common Sense” Buddhism
The dharma is nothing if not counterintuitive.
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