by Angela | Nov 28, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, As we approach Thanksgiving, a season dedicated to gratitude, I find myself reflecting on the perfect companion for this holiday: Guan Yin Bodhisattva 观音菩萨, (or Kuan Yin in Chinese, Avalokiteśvara in Sanskrit, or Chenrezig in Tibetan), the Bodhisattva of...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 26, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Our team is lucky to have some amazing artists who created beautiful pieces of artwork for us, headlined by the multiple award-winning Colin Goh. We asked ourselves how we could further share our art collection in ways that can help all of us embody and...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 5, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog, Dharma in a Minute-ish
My name is Meng, and I have a confession: I don’t like reading books. That was how I became an international bestselling author: I wrote books that even I was willing to read. So, for those of you who prefer to learn the Dharma by watching videos rather than by...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Sep 27, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog, Buddhism.net Visits, Meng & Friends
The Land of Medicine Buddha is a Buddhist retreat center close to Santa Cruz, CA. It consists of 108 acres of beautiful redwood trees, trails and sacred sites. It was founded by two Tibetan Buddhist teachers whom I admire: Lama Yeshe, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. I...
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...
