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"The fact is, having at least a passing acquaintance with the cosmology that informed ancient Buddhist teachings can greatly enrich our understanding and even our practice, both on and off the cushion."

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"The Buddha was not just a philosopher; he was a disruptor of identity and power. [...] Fast forward to today, and the teachers, scholars, and participants of [this conference] are taking up this same mantle of disruption, heterodoxy, and awakening themselves and society through unorthodox means."

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In this new video — part of a year-long ongoing teaching series on Mingyur Rinpoche’s text Stainless Prajña: Stages of Meditation on the Treasury of Abhidharma — Rinpoche leads us to reflect on the qualities of breath, guiding us on a short meditation on the impermanent quality of breath.

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Updated again -- who's joined since you last looked?

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"The Flower Ornament Sutra itself is a very different type of literature. It consists of highly sumptuous visions that offer a systematic presentation of the stages of development and unfolding of the practice activities of bodhisattvas."

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"Master Sheng Yen's students liked this method very much, but no one was able to practice it—they just couldn’t get a handle on it, so the method fell into obscurity. In the early 1990s, through trial and error, Sheng Yen began to break down the practice into stages."

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Buddhadharma’s Mariana Restrepo spoke to KVP’s Dolma Gunther, Casey Forgues, and Zack Beer about the intersection of AI and Buddhism, and what it means for translators and Buddhist practitioners.

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Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand and the Tibetan population in exile are among those likely be affected.

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"Our minds are easily carried away with the alluring sounds of praise and disturbed by the harsh sounds of blame. So it is useful to examine the relationship between them, develop skillful methods for working with them, and investigate their ultimate natures."

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Thondup was advisor and unofficial envoy for His Holiness, and a persuasive advocate for maintaining and upholding Tibet’s traditional culture and self-governance.

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"Man Ray once said, 'To reproduce is human, but to create is divine.' But is our creation the original or real thing? Is this the real Buddha?"

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"As we look around the world, we can now see a greater presence of women in leadership positions in Buddhism than ever before, but there is still a long way to go." —Lama Tsultrim Alliome

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Check out our new Deep Dive on "Power and the Practitioner," featuring teachings by Sister Dang Nghiem, Mark Unno, Rev. Ryuei Michael McCormick, Reve Heng Sure, Myozen Joan Amaral, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, and Gaylon Ferguson.

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"Like Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, can we be brave? Can we open ourselves up and see the connections between us, like we do with the stars?"

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She was the first person to be ordained as a Buddhist in Japan. She was also the first Buddhist in Japan to be persecuted for her faith.

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"[Mandala practice] uses our body, speech, and mind in concert to accumulate and gather merit. These mental, verbal, and physical aspects of the practice work together to efficiently foster the conditions for our awakening by using positive karmic force. Here, in a nutshell, is how they work:"

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"When we act on bodhichitta, we connect with our true nature—and with all of nature as well. We touch the earth, ego recedes, boundaries dissolve, and buddhanature manifests through our activities. no more dukkha. This is mahasukkha, the great sweetness of life."

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Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

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"Seeing the mind (mental phenomena, which incline toward sense-objects) and body (physical phenomena, which change) as they really are is the purification of view." —Visuddhimagga 2, 222

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"Being a Buddhist practitioner has always involved some renunciation... In that sense, it feels appropriate for me to care less and less about more and more. What I continue to care about is the basic sanity and heartfelt connection with all beings that is the foundation of bodhisattva practice."

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"With many masters predating him, why is Bodhidharma called the First Ancestor? And why does his life hold great fascination for many in China, Japan, and now here in the West?"

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9 simple-but-important tips for making the most of retreat time.

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"In the course of a single night, much of the city was reduced to cinder... For Chōmei, the fire imparted the first lesson in impermanence, a lesson that would resurface in subsequent calamities."

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"Love and compassion can be expanded until they become boundless, genuine, and impartial, making no distinctions between friend, enemy, and stranger. .... Only when our love and compassion have become boundless will they be truly effortless."

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"Zen is hard to understand because it’s like the sky. Look at the blue sky. It’s nice to look at, but hard to understand. It’s so big and it goes on forever. How are you going to get it? It’s hard to understand all sentient beings, too, but it’s not difficult to sit upright and be aware of them."

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Through a heartfelt talk and a guided meditation, Winston encourages us to gently acknowledge both our own and others’ suffering while offering meaningful care and support.

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Dilgo Khyentse Yangi was enthroned as the reincarnation of the Nyingma teacher Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in 1997.

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"Bodhisattva practitioners do not see all the suffering beings as 'other' or separate. We are all in this together. What are the implications of this for modern practitioners amid the many challenges we now face?"

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"Meditation is a very personal affair; you just sit there on your cushion, quietly watching your mind or your breath. But in meditation there is an opportunity to no longer be a person willfully trying to do something, become something, figure something out, or get somewhere."

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"Chinese Huayan Buddhism is considered by many Buddhist scholars to be one of the high points of Mahayana thought, and world philosophy. The Huayan worldview is a fascinating, illuminating resource that can be very useful to contemporary Buddhist practitioners, even though few know much about it."

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"In oral and also in written teachings in Tibet, there are always stories of how the text or instruction one is receiving first emerged. ...I find these stories profoundly instructive. They have helped me begin to untie the paradoxical knot of effort and letting be."

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"How can one meditate and not meditate at the same time? While it sounds like a paradox, it begins to make sense when you consider that non-meditation is a kind of meditation—but in this practice we leave behind complicated notions of what we are doing on the cushion."

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"The dharma—understanding, peering into the nature of reality—is not specific to Buddhism. The dharma is truth. And the only choice we really have is whether to try to be in relationship with the truth or to live in ignorance. There are no other choices. You have to actively engage."

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A little inspiration for your Buddhist practice in 2025!

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Colleen Morton Busch, author of Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire, offers an in-depth appreciation of Hozan’s life and work.

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We at Buddhadharma and Lion’s Roar offer our sympathy to all who knew, cared for, or were touched by Hozan and his teachings.

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"If we don’t have any thoughts, how will wisdom develop? Some people simply want to sit with a blank mind. That’s wrong understanding."

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Happy Birthday to Zen priest and former BD editor, Koun Franz. Here's a piece by Koun, an appreciation of Buddhism's paramitas, or perfections - plus a link to BD's new Deep Dive into the paramitas.

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"The real point is to develop the flexibility of the mind and to pierce the boundaries constricting it. ... Even while we are still limited by grasping and aversion, this kind of spiritual practice will benefit our daily lives."

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"What it is about other people that we don’t like? Do we dislike their negativity? We should examine ourselves for negativity. Do we dislike their constant attention-seeking? Is it possible that we too have the same desire to be the center of attention?"

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"Equanimity is not indifference or coldness. It doesn’t mean you don’t love all your children—it means you love all of your children without discrimination."

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