Mahāyāna Buddhism emphasizes compassion, and yet it portrays awakened beings who look anything but peaceful and loving. The best-known of…
Here are things I try to observe in my own communication online, especially around politics. These lessons are drawn from…
It’s hard not to get overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. Politics is polarizing, the news cycle fuels…
I am launching a major new course for 2026, on the topic of how we deal with political turmoil. Here's…
A few weeks ago my partner and I went to a pro-Democracy rally a couple of miles down the road.…
First, the calamity We're on a very bad path in the US at the moment. Many of you live in…
Because of the alarming political situation in the US, which has parallels with events in other countries, I've been writing…
As human beings, we are psychologically porous. We're open to influences from outside ourselves, including others' words and actions. That's…
A friend of mine recently went on a trip to visit a friend and to do some sightseeing. The effects…
Many people "know" that that the Buddha "was born a Hindu." But this, like the ideas that he was a…