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Beloved sangha member, John Patterson, who hales from Ireland, shared these photos this week: He wrote, “The whole Murcia/Almeria coast seems to be composed mostly of theseshell deposits and far…

The full ordination of women. From Bhutan:

During our Refuge Ceremony recently, people taking refuge for the first time did sets of three prostrations (bows). I mentioned that I’d say a little more about prostrations in a blog post. To do a pr…

To all my mothers in previous and future lives (that’s you and every single sentient being), with gratitude. —Lekshe May your heart be fearless, open and clear. May you be at ease. May you find …

To answer your questions: I remember and pray for the citizens of Ukraine and Russia, and for every neighboring country, and for those afflicted by the many other active wars and violent conflicts. I …

Did you know that the Northwest US is rich with authors who have published Buddhist books? This month, the Northwest Dharma News has listed many. They are from the three main paths of Buddhism, on man…

When making a decision, how shall we decide? Lama Yeshe says what he’d do. Check it out in Buddhadharma: a practitioners’ quarterly magazine. Fine piece of writing! One tidbit from Yeshe o…