How to Start, Refresh, or Reboot Your Meditation
One longtime meditator shares four favorite tips for refreshing and enjoying a regular practice of meditation.
One longtime meditator shares four favorite tips for refreshing and enjoying a regular practice of meditation.

Hinayana studies introduce us to Buddhism as a science of mind, or method of investigation. The Hinayana Path and Fruition, the second of two Hinayana courses, lays the foundation for bringing this view into our practice and our daily lives. This foundation is the crucial support needed for continuing into Mahayana and Vajrayana.

The Kamalashila Institute for Buddhist Studies and Meditation in Germany hosts this Jan. 9 online teaching by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, in which he will share pragmatic and accessible instructions for practicing the six paramitas.

Nalandabodhi East Coast is hosting its sixth annual winter retreat, “Waking Up Our Hearts: The Condensed Meaning of the Bodhicharyavatara.” This Dec. 31-Jan. 3 retreat will be taught by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyalsten, Acharya Lhakpa Tshering, Acharya Tashi Wangchuk and Mitra Lee Worley.
Through studying Buddhist teachings and practice, the author discovers the practice of compassion and, in the process, realizes it is possible to love even “enemies” with equanimity.
A student of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche considers what #GoKind really means, and offers a contemplation on practice real kindness by flipping the script when saying the “magic words” Please, Thank you, and I’m sorry.
