Doug's Dharma just posted a video on the instructions the Buddha gave on how to use our thinking mind to sort of steer our way to a more wholesome way of thinking and being. Its been a part of my pra…

Over the last ten years I have done a lot of letting go: news, television, novels, computer games. Recently though I was considering many of these things were distractions from the spiritual path, bu…

It was an overcast Christmas morning, however the clouds soon dispersed

This may have already been mentioned in another thread but on Facebook, at least here in America, I have seen a big rise in popularity of social media pages with names like Buddha's Teachings or even…

When I started looking into Buddhism recently, I kept hearing from Buddhists about how life is not going to get easier with it, how it's taking more stress upon myself, how being more happy is not th…

I was just reading this here, it is very much worthwhile as a summary of the problems facing the world today:

After a few weeks of continuous practice, I've noticed my body isn't as tense anymore. I can sit still—or at least without fidgeting as much—and I don’t get lost in thoughts as often. Time passes les…

Dear all,

Hello, I have joined the Sakya Buddhism School and so far I am really enjoying it.

S'mores