When the Biden-Harris team won the election of 2020, it seemed that the specter of Trumpism had been completely exorcised. The country’s mood was jubilant. Trump was defeated and had to leave the White House by January 20. Though deadly waves of Covid-19 still swept across the country, we felt we were finally emerging from darkness to light. Many of […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Baked Apple Cider Chicken and Cabbage is the perfect one-pot fall dish made with cider-marinated chicken, red cabbage and apples. Apple Cider Chicken and Cabbage This one-pot dish is great for an easy weeknight dinner idea. On a busy school night, I like to keep dinners simple. Since everything bakes […]
Millions of children around the world are without parents to love and care for them. But every child needs support to grow up happy and healthy. Helping orphans is a biblical call to action for all of us. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. […]
If your health and wellness goals include losing, gaining, or maintaining your weight, it’s helpful to learn how to calculate your caloric needs. Knowing how many calories you need can help guide your food and activity choices to reach your goals. This is the whole idea behind the CICO diet, which stands for Calories In Calories Out. The logic behind […]
Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life In Tibetan Buddhism, “bardo” is a between-state. The passage from death to rebirth is a bardo, as well as the journey from birth to death. The conversations in “Between-States” explore bardo concepts like acceptance, interconnectedness, and impermanence in relation to children and parents, marriage and friendship, and work and creativity, illuminating the possibilities for […]
Originally from Indonesia, Brother Trời Bảo Tạng (he/him) seems to have an inherent capacity to see the world beyond norms. This perspective is what drove him to become a monastic, what drew him to Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Plum Village tradition—with its activist roots—and is what motivates him to speak out as a queer monastic in support of the […]
I was born and raised in Bangkok. Then when I was fourteen, my parents sent me to the U.S. for school. When I first arrived, I struggled to learn English and assimilate into American culture. As a teenage girl, I remember desperately wanting to fit in, walking nervously into the cafeteria alone, and sitting in a biology class with no […]
Millions of children around the world are orphans. In fact, 53 million children are orphaned in Africa alone. But what is an orphan? And how can we support these children? Here, you’ll learn the meaning of the word “orphan” and how to help those in need of love and care as you journey through one boy’s true story. What’s Here: […]
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An hour and a half before sunrise on election day, I open the garage door and begin to chant. It has become habit, on my short walk to the yoga shala, to recite an homage to the Buddha and the five precepts in Pali, followed by a melodic invocation of the bodhisattva of compassion’s name in Chinese. After the third […]
Intermittent fasting, or IF, has gained lots of traction for its potential health benefits as a diet pattern. Some IF-ers report more energy, weight loss, and metabolic health improvements. (1) But intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone. There are a few health considerations you might want to ponder before you get started. Some research suggests that folks with specific health conditions, […]
If you’re in the mood for pumpkin cheesecake and you don’t feel like baking, try this pumpkin cheesecake cottage cheese whip. This simple recipe has two main ingredients: cottage cheese and pumpkin. We know and love the protein powerhouse that is cottage cheese.The canned pumpkin is high in vitamins, potassium, and fiber (1). So this dessert is just as packed […]
My heart is hurting. A lot. The last time this happened, I was on day five of a weeklong meditation retreat. The confusion, sadness, anger, pain were frighteningly palpable within the clarity of deep practice. It feels like I’m right back there now. My heart is hurting. I just got back from a dear friend’s place, but sleep feels far off, so […]
Whether this election result was what you wanted or didn’t want, or decided not to participate in, beneath the ups and downs of this moment, there’s something under the surface that isn’t affected by the waves. Now, that wasn’t how I felt at 3:45 a.m. when I got up to pee and looked anxiously at my phone for more election […]
Having a Big Mind means to remain unbiased and open. It is the mind which does not stamp a fixed value on everything, nor decide on things simply by feelings or sentiments. This does not mean that we become like vegetables, knowing or understanding nothing. We have to delve more deeply than that into the significance of Big Mind. Sawaki […]
One of the largest rituals this country engages in is casting votes, to make our marks, to say something. We may cast a vote, not only for oneself, but, for those who are ill or incarcerated, for those who are illiterate, for those who have lost interest. We do this knowing that the outcome of voting is actually something we […]
Mark Unno, Shin Buddhist priest I always wondered about the expressions “diamond-like faith” and “diamond-like wisdom.” My early impressions of Buddhist awakening were that of fluidity, suppleness, entering into the deep flow of oneness, the open space of emptiness as a dynamic realization. But as I studied under the tutelage of great Buddhist masters, I began to sense a deep […]
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As the 2024 General Election quickly approaches, we find our nation bitterly divided and consumed by the fires of greed, hatred, and ignorance. Shinran Shōnin, the founder of Shin Buddhism, writes in the Hymns of the Dharma-Ages: Ignorance, and blind passions abound,Pervading everywhere like innumerable particles of dust.Desire and hatred arising out of conflict and accordAre like high peaks and […]
