by Chade-Meng Tan | May 17, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
Ruby Pan was smart, successful, and sassy. She was awarded a full scholarship to study in Princeton University, where she won accolade after accolade. She graduated with a good job, good pay, boyfriends, and a bright future. Yet she was miserable. Today, she is...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 12, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog, Sound of Sutras
Venerable Damcho, Bhikshuni of Sravasti Abbey, reads The Sūtra of Dharmaketu. The Sūtra of Dharmaketu [Reference: 84000] Homage to all buddhas and bodhisattvas. Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was staying in Śrāvastī, in Prince Jeta’s Grove,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 12, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog, Sound of Sutras
Friends, We are excited to launch another initiative, the Sound of Sutras! Sound of Sutras is a simple, yet profound way to connect with the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Through real voices of Buddhist teachers reading sutras aloud, we hope to bring the sutras...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 12, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog, Recording
We are delighted to share the recording of Episode 06 of Vibe with Venerables, where we get to talk “live” to Buddhist masters together. Bhante Shravasti Dhammika introduces “Anussati”, a type of meditation often overlooked in favor of...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 3, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
In this episode of Meng & Friends, Meng talks to the very wise and funny Venerable Thubten Chodron (釋德林), author, teacher, and founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey. Venerable Chodron talks about the powerful mental quality of Kṣānti, often translated as...