by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 26, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Thank you to all of you who have journeyed with us since we launched the Buddhism For All web series. When we started, we released one post a day. We heard your feedback that it is hard to keep up, given the depth of content we are sharing — yes we...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 19, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, For Thanksgiving week, we would like to focus on giving thanks and gratitude. We will be posting quotes from the suttas, and gratitude reflections on our blog and social media channels. When we return in a week, we have new and exciting content on the next...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 19, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Imagine someone who tried to be physically fit. He studied exercise physiology and learned everything about anatomy, increasing muscle mass, oxygen capacity, and whatnot. Once he did that, he declared, “OK, I’m done, now I’m physically fit!” Obviously that...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 17, 2023 | Buddhism for All
The five higher fetters can actually be surprisingly subtle when operating at the level of someone getting close to full enlightenment. One story that illustrates this involves the last obstacles to full enlightenment for Anuruddha, one of the Buddha’s ten main...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 17, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Today is 17 November 2023, the birthday of Bodhidharma, the first Chinese Chan (Zen) Patriarch according to the lunar calendar. We choose this day to launch our first book, Buddhism for All. When I became a Buddhist at twenty-one, learning...