Help These Nuns Take Meng’s Money

Help These Nuns Take Meng’s Money

Dear friends, This is Meng. Please help these Buddhist nuns take my money. See how below. Buddhist nuns generally have to work much harder than monks because they generally receive less financial support. This community of nuns in California has only one truck, which...
Conversations between Soryu Forall & Reader

Conversations between Soryu Forall & Reader

The following conversation happened online, on our Facebook page, as comments on a particular post, between a reader A (not his real name), and Soryu Forall. We are sharing it here, with the intention that this conversation may benefit more people, in their journey on...
Coming Up: Virtue is Badass Awesome

Coming Up: Virtue is Badass Awesome

Friends, We just spent 2 entire topics talking about meditation: Topic #7 on right mindfulness, and Topic #8 on right samadhi.  Yes, meditation is extremely important in Buddhist practice, but if we ever give you the mistaken impression that virtue is merely the...
The Heart of Valentine’s Day 

The Heart of Valentine’s Day 

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we are reminded of the joy of love – of giving and receiving love from people we cherish and hold dear. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (popularly known as Thay, Vietnamese for “teacher”)  teaches that love begins with...
2024, Year of the Wood Dragon

2024, Year of the Wood Dragon

Dear friends,  Welcome to the Year of the Wood Dragon! February 10, 2024 is Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month of the year. This day is celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and many other cultures. It is also celebrated by the team at...