attachment

Attachment in intimate relationships

For as long as I've been practicing Buddhism, people have been talking about attachment in intimate relationships in a particular…

February 14, 2016

The Four Noble Truths of intimate relationships

Because Buddhist teachings have been passed on by celibate monks, we often get the impression intimate relationships are no more…

December 21, 2015

Get over it

So I have survived one month of mentorship through my own programme of ‘Eight Step Recovery.’ I’ve relapsed twice, and…

May 4, 2015

Auntie Suvanna: Seeking love in the wrong place

What do you do when your heart says "yes" to someone who's determined to break it? Auntie Suvanna's wisdom and…

July 17, 2010

Love, sex, and non-attachment

Is it possible to be in a committed sexual relationship and follow the Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment? Does loving someone…

January 22, 2009

The Upper Middle Way – Have North American Buddhists renounced renunciation?

Historians of religion often repeat the accepted truth that it takes about two centuries for a culture to absorb a…

April 10, 2007

Monks work to construct mandala (The Penn Online, Pennsylvania)

Meditation, as practiced by the 10 Tibetan Buddhist monks visiting IUP this week, provides "stability and calmness" and opens the…

October 29, 2003