by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 11, 2026 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
Most people think the Buddha’s teachings were only for monks who left everything behind: no job, no family, no chaos… and definitely no group chats or deadlines. But what about the rest of us? In this episode of Meng & Friends, Bhante Aggacitta (Founder of...
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 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...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 26, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
What do you do the day after Christmas? Watch an interview of an African Buddhist monk, of course. In this Christmas-ish episode of Meng & Friends, Meng talks to the Very Venerable Bhante Buddharakkhita, one of the greatest leaders of Buddhism in Africa. Bhante...
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...
