Precept 1: I will undertake the training of life affirming action. In all possible circumstances I
So why don’t we say, “I will not kill” like most other Buddhists? Does this mean we should all be vegetarians? What about mosquitos and...
What am I Supposed to be Teaching You?
The honorific we use as monks is “teacher” - and this crosses many traditions, in Thai and SE Asian Buddhism - Ajahn, in Ch’an - Shi, in...
Mourning and Impermanence
During a recent teaching on Impermanence I was asked by one of the attendees what Buddhism had to offer in terms of comfort for those in...
Reclaiming Religion
I recently read an article criticizing the view of Buddhism as a religion. This is an attitude shared by many so called Secular...
The Failure of Western Buddhism
Why are people in the West not flocking to Western Buddhists sanghas and instead giving more attention to Traditional Buddhism - whether...
Feeding Hungry Ghosts
I recently read an article about a Buddhist ceremony in a cemetery in San Diego for the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts and it got me thinking...