Caregiving and the Buddha’s Way By Susan Stone When seen with clarity, any non-harmful activity can be a field for spiritual practice—be it hairdressing, astrophysics or feeding the cat. But caregiving would seem to have a special status; spiritual qualities are part of the job description. Caregivers know well […]
People and Personal Experience
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Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: How I Became a Mindful Bride by Georgina Lucy Howard Last year was the year I got married and I had fourteen glorious months to plan the wedding. You may think I’m being sarcastic when I describe the planning process in such a positive way, […]
A Shin Buddhist’s Experience about Forgiveness In Buddhist understanding, even before we try to forgive, we have to realize that we are always being forgiven by others. Realistically speaking, whenever we become angry because of what another has done to us, it is close to impossible to be forgiving. In […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: Meditation Cures Overweight, Varicose Veins, and Ill-Temper By Ning Gang, Singapore Challenges: Overweight, Varicose Veins, Unbalanced Legs, Ill-Temper As an only daughter to my parents and a wife to a doting husband, I was domineering at work and in my personal life. I worked […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: How Mindfulness Meditation Changed My Life “It’s a way of improving almost everything, by doing almost nothing.” These words have stuck with me since my fist encounter with Lou Carcasole. This phrase seemed so inspiring, yet so questionable. It almost made everything seem too easy. […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: Five Percent Chance of Survival By Savitri Bailey, New Zealand I haven’t been chanting for very long. My journey began on January 26, 2012 when a friend introduced me to Nichiren Buddhism. She and a local Women Division member came over to my place to […]
Personal Testimonial of A New Convert to Pureland Buddhism By P.H. (Purelanders) Amituofo! This account is based on my experiences and views, and what I was taught with regard to Christianity. There is absolutely no disrespect meant towards the Christian faith. These are the two main issues that changed my […]
Overcome Kidney Failure through Daimoku by Nicki James, UK When I was born in 1966, the death of my grandmother, who was only 52, and the rapid deterioration of my mum’s health in that year revealed that all of us (and other family members) had inherited a genetic illness which develops […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: With Appreciation Comes Happiness My parents left the Philippines for better work opportunities in Israel, and although I was born and raised there, the law denied me citizenship. Because of my Filipino ethnicity, I also dealt with racism daily. One of my more vivid […]
Personal Experience: Overcoming Depression, Allergies & Rheumatism Meditation nurtures my heart. – Bei Fang, USA Amazing Benefits in the Early Days of Practice In August 2013, a former classmate introduced me to Bodhi Meditation, and I joined an 8.5-Day Health & Happiness Retreat. Light flowed in as I ventured […]
