Perhaps you glimpsed at that in a piece of art. Art takes the materiality of sensory experience, it refines, reshuffles, restructures,...

It is fairly common to get into a certain practice by imitation. Something becomes the hype of the moment and one wants to try it out. Or...

'Contemplative practices' is an umbrella term that can be used to refer to a number of various methods, generally aimed at inducing some...

Force develops against resistance. Growth demands constraints. When constraints work systematically and methodically, they create a...

Whatever feeling is felt (pleasant, unpleasant or neutral), do not indulge in craving for the pleasant, or in aversion for the...

In most standard presentations of the Buddha's teachings, the emphasis lies on the idea that an individual can achieve freedom by relying...

The term 'awakening' (and even more 'enlightenment') is commonly used in relation to a wide range of diverse experiences, usually...

Meditation is a training in mental disobedience, based on four main points: (1) Keep the context in mind. Don't focus on things, don't...

The discourses of the Buddha are fond of emphasising attitudes of dispassion, weariness, absence of desire and craving, equanimity,...

A common worry that arises in the beginning of practice is how to best integrate it within one's life and circumstances. There are...

It is common in the discourses to come across seemingly ordinary qualities (recollection, energy, effort, tranquility, to mention but a...

All living beings are afraid of death, they all seek to protect themselves and their life. Safety can be physical, but it can encompass...

Actions can be based on greed, aversion, and ignorance. Or they can be based on the absence of greed (generosity), on the absence of...

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. These days a new opening. Back to normal? When it started, it seemed a short-term crisis. It...

Buddhism is often seen as a religion, or better a family of religions, more or less directly connected with the teachings of an ancient...