
Ideas

Psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor discusses the challenges of rediscovering a sense of purpose in the wake of loss.

Why Love What You Will Lose?
All things pass through and cannot stay.

The Rise and Fall of the Dharma
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. examines the history of Buddhism’s survival—and the predictions surrounding its eventual decline.

Moral Philosophy and Zen
An Australian Zen Buddhist teacher on the distinction between virtue ethics and utilitarianism in developing values

How Deep Is Jhana?
A skirmish in the Jhana Wars

‘A Doorway Out of My Hell Realm’
How Buddhist teachings can help disrupt our addiction to the self

Navigating Conflict in Relationships
How mindfulness and patience can help us to transform our anger and cultivate healthier connections

Breaking Is a Part of Healing
How accepting death as part of the life cycle can help us cultivate greater peace and accountability

Losing Ourselves
What does it mean to be a person without a self?

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