Messengers of Mind, Part 2: Liminal Lives
Joseph Houseal
12 July 2025
Joseph Houseal digs deeper into the history of cultural explorers and the West’s early encounters with Buddhism
Joseph Houseal digs deeper into the history of cultural explorers and the West’s early encounters with Buddhism
Our loving-kindness practitioner returns to the UK to find not only rewarding work and friendships, but also division and gossip that she must bring onto her path
Rebecca Wong encounters three guides on her pilgrimage to pay homage to three “mandala stupas” in Manjushri’s land of Nepal
Sarah C. Beasley discusses how honoring the lives and deaths of animals can be a sacred act and the importance of communal rituals of grief and kindness
Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche turns a contemporary lens on incorporating the Buddha’s wisdom into our everyday lives
A mindfulness coach looks at the lesson of a crooked cactus and how love means accepting imperfections and our flawed nature
With messages of hope and ecological connectedness, Ratnadevi teaches us that sometimes the most radical thing we can do is pause on a footbridge, write from the heart, and listen to the river
Buddhist publishing faces a perfect storm of forces that push against existing practices, but interest is still alive as Buddhists rethink how the Dharma is transmitted
Sensei Alex Kakuyo teaches us that in our Buddhist practice, as in garden work, the goal must be the practice itself
Dharma teachings from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on the Buddhadharma, Buddhist practice, and enlightenment
Exploring the integrated philosophical and pedagogical flow of the three core scriptures of the Pure Land canon
Margaret Meloni considers the Buddhist perspective on emotional wisdom and practicing acceptance in the face of life’s vicissitudes