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What is the eightfold path

WEBThe eightfold path is the fourth noble truth, the way to awakening. The Buddha is often described as a great physician or healer, and the eightfold path (also called the noble …

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What is Buddhism

WEBBuddhism is variously understood as a religion, a philosophy, or a set of beliefs and practices based on the teachings of the Buddha, or “Awakened One”—the title given to …

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Why Buddhist Healing Is One of the First World Medicines

WEBThe curative virtues of Buddhist practice are as old as Buddhism itself. By C. Pierce Salguero. Summer 2016. In the wake of the “ mindfulness revolution ” of the past …

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Robert Waldinger on Happiness and What Makes a Good …

WEBAs a psychiatrist and Zen priest, Robert Waldinger has devoted much of his professional career to the question of what makes a good life. He currently serves as …

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Buddhism and Chronic Pain

WEBPain is the physical experience of discomfort; how we relate to it, meanwhile, is mental and emotional. For example, in meditation, when we relate to knee or back …

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Sangha in the Age of Long COVID

WEBDepending on which study you review, Long COVID affects anywhere from 7.5 to 40 percent of people who contract the virus and has more than 200 possible …

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What is Impermanence

WEBImpermanence, anitya, or anicca in Pali, is one of the Buddha’s three marks of existence, three conditions that characterize all of life, and are always present. (The other two …

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Buddhism and the Pursuit of Happiness

WEBTrue happiness, as Wallace emphasizes in a new book, Genuine Happiness (Wiley, 2005), is the fruit not of worldly trappings and ambitions but of a focused mind and an open …

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Are You Looking to Buddhism When You Should Be Looking to …

WEBHe had discovered over the years that many people who come to Buddhism are looking for the kind of help they ought properly to seek in psychotherapy. “With the …

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Meditation Sickness: Buddhism’s Biggest Open Secret

WEBThese are the words of Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768), a Japanese monk who would eventually become a central figure in the Rinzai tradition. But to judge from his …

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Dr. Herbert Benson Dies

WEBThe mind-body maven was the first Western medical professional granted permission to scientifically study the advanced practices of Tibetan Buddhist monks. By …

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A Look into Buddhist Medicine

WEBA harrowing experience sparks a budding scholar’s interest in Buddhist medicine. By C. Pierce Salguero. Fall 2022. Back in 2001, I spent a summer-long “rains retreat” at a Thai …

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Mind/Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health

WEBAt long last, here is the book to set the record straight. Editors Daniel Goleman and Joel Goon have assembled a sorely needed, userfriendly guide to mind/body medicine. …

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A Look into Buddhist Chaplaincy

WEBKaruna Thompson, MDiv, PhD, shares her experiences as a Buddhist chaplain at a maximum security penitentiary in Chaplains, a 2015 documentary seen on PBS. “All …

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Metta for Sharon Salzberg

WEBBeloved meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg went through a “major health emergency” this week but is now “stable and on the path to a full recovery,” according to …

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I Tried the “Buddhist Monk” Diet—And It Worked

WEBOther benefits included increased mental clarity and lightness in the latter half of the day, and better sleep at night. Clark Strand, another ex-monk who tried the …

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