Buddhism Archives

("Spring" by Edvard Munch, 1889)

Should We Take Comfort in the Knowledge Others Have it Worse?

While the phrase “It could be worse” can provide us comfort, it may lead to less effective and less ethical forms of consolation.

(Kelly Kiernan)

William Irwin seeks to quell bad faith arguments and encourage greater acceptance of the uncertainty so endemic to life’s big questions.

(Boris Smokrovic)

Honeybees don’t only inform us of further ecological collapse but invite us into being more mindful: present and compassionate.

(Walt Disney Studios)

P.L. Travers, who hung out with British mystics and studied alongside a Zen Buddhist master, would have approved of the Mary Poppins sequel.

(Brooke Cagle)

If you succeed in shifting your goals internally, you’ll be happier, because what other people do is largely beyond your control.

(Jared Rice)

Neuroscience increasingly validates Buddhist practices, like meditation, which unlock the ability of the mind to change the brain.