by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 3, 2024 | Buddhism for All
There is an island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean called Easter Island that is famous for having hundreds of statues of giant heads carved from stone. Some of my friends make jokes about them, but I tell them, “Whatever you say, those statues still come out...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 3, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Bill Duane is a dear friend of mine, and here’s his story of learning Dharma and entering the gates of Buddhism. Here’s what he says about himself: “Bill Duane is a 16-year practitioner and tech person, mostly in the Vipassana tradition, lately...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 3, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, We have completed our exploration of the Four Noble Truths, which we wrapped up with a close look into right mindfulness (Topic #7), right samadhi (Topic #8), and virtue (Topic #9). What’s next? Well. we need to go deeper.The Four Noble Truths are...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Feb 27, 2024 | Buddhism for All
I once walked into a beach house with a stunning panoramic view of the ocean, and I made a joke, “This house is very Buddhist: it possesses right view.” Jokes aside, right view is far more important to the Buddhist path than first meets the eye (yes, pun...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Feb 25, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: The Awesome Power of Virtue) In earlier posts (for example, this one), I mentioned that the reason we practice virtue in Buddhism is that virtue is highly conducive to our own happiness. It gets even better. In addition to increasing your own...
