by Chade-Meng Tan | Sep 20, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
Soryu and I live on opposite ends of the continental United States: he runs his monastery in Vermont, and I live along the coast in California. We were both so overwhelmingly busy we haven’t talked in months. One day, I checked in on him. “Where are...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 19, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Coming up on 20th July 2024 (Full moon day of July) is Āsāḷha Pūjā. Āsāḷha Pūjā is a major Buddhist commemoration day that pays homage to the Buddha, his first sermon on the four noble truths and the founding of the Buddha’s first sangha. This first sermon is...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 15, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, What really changed my life was not learning Buddhism, it was practicing Buddhism. It started with mindfulness practice. My mind became calmer, my physical health improved, I became better at managing emotions, and most importantly, I finally learned to...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 14, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
We are very grateful to and very touched by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for giving his personal blessing to us and to this book. More than anybody alive today, His Holiness is an inspiration who shows me what it is like to be a good practicing Buddhist in service...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 14, 2024 | Buddhism for All
As you may know, the content in this Buddhism For All series is also published in a book of the same title. This Acknowledgement below is the acknowledgement chapter from the book. Meng First and foremost, Soryu and I would like to thank the Buddha, the most important...
