Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Fruit Fly Dharma
Two unwelcome visitors test a practitioner’s bodhicitta
Mahayana Buddhism
Emptiness Explained
The Middle Way of Nagarjuna, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s greatest philosophers
What’s Wrong With Anger?
According to Shantideva, a lot.
The Brave Parrot: Being Small in a Big, Troubled World
What a tale about Buddha’s past life as a bird can teach us about waking up through compassion.
Mind of Enlightenment
An introduction to the special section
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Bodhicitta’s Ripple Effect
Arousing the thought of enlightenment is not just to make a determination to enlighten all beings; it is the determination to motivate all beings to motivate all beings, on and on.
The Discomfort of Compassion
Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism means coming face-to-face with the suffering of all sentient beings. It’s not fun.
Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist
Buddhist teachings do not advise asking others to absolve us from our misdeeds. Instead, they outline a path to purification that will change our relationship to reactive patterns.
Reflections on Dzongsar Khyentse’s “How We Raise Tulkus”
The Tibetan master’s criticism of tulku training highlights just one of the difficulties that traditional cultures have when transitioning to the modern world.
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