How to Recognize Your Fear

Venerable Thubten Jampa talks about how to recognize fear and how to deal with it.

Why Do We Spread Conspiracy Theories?

Venerable Thubten Chodron answers a letter from a person who’s friends believe in conspiracy theories about the coronavirus.

Prevent Pandemics With the Five Precepts

Venerable Thubten Damcho reflects on the causes and development of the coronavirus pandemic through the framework of the five Buddhist precepts.

How to Overcome Loneliness During a Shutdown

Venerable Thubten Chodron offers ways and antidotes to alleviate loneliness during this time of social distancing.

Pandemics Reveal Our Misconceptions

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal talks about how what we think will bring us happiness often does not.

Let’s All Do What We Can

Venerable Thubten Chodron answers a letter from a woman who feels overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world.

Investigating How Things Appear

Venerable Sangye Khadro explores the simile of a flame to describe how things exist conventionally but ultimately have the nature of emptiness.

Buddhism in the West

Venerable Thubten Chodron took part in Buddhist discussion in the ongoing current crisis starting with the topic of ethics in politics, engagement and unity versus diversity in Western Buddhism, and how monastic life can best be transferred from an originally Asian cultural origin into open and inclusive Western societies.

Masks For Our Local Hospital

108 masks made by Venerable Yeshe were delivered to the Newport WA hospital on April 14, 2020. Material for the masks was donated by Georgette Thorton and friends.

The Complaining Mind

Venerable Thubten Chonyi explores what’s behind the complaining mind and antidotes we can apply.