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A Wave in the Water
A brief teaching from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
A brief teaching from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhist teachings offer more than an escape from the samsaric world.
Our expert explains the etymology of samsara.
Our expert explains the etymology of nirvana.
Of Buddhism’s six alternately wretched and blissful realms, only ours offers a shot at complete liberation.
It’s not just the Buddha Way that’s different—the Buddhist mountaintop is different, too.
13th-century zen master Dogen on the enlightenment of ordinary activity.
Of course, I’d rather not take a taxi to work, but this morning was confusing. There were firemen running around, smoke flooding the L train at 1st Ave, and I was reading this book about sustainable food, feeling even more like “this body is a sacred temple” than I usually do. Then the train’s doors […]
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