YouTube video by Plum Village "Praising The Buddha" 🎶 | Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial Day 5 | 2022 01 26

For this Sunday, a beautiful musical piece, “Praising the Buddha,” from the Thich Nhat Hanh memorial ceremonies. Wishing all a peaceful day.

YouTube video by New Kadampa Tradition Guided Meditation for Stress Relief

Creative imagination can bring a new dimension to breathing meditation – in this case a visualization to free us of negativity and fill us with inspiration & peacefulness. Known to some as black and white breathing, it’s a great practice to relax & let go of stress. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Experiencing a peaceful mind that we generate gives us the confidence to subdue negative minds, such as anger or attachment. For instance, the spaciousness and calm we experience from breathing meditation shows us that we have the potential to strengthen our minds of love, compassion, joy…

“To be genuine, compassion must be based on respect for the other, and on the realization that others have the right to be happy and overcome suffering just as much as you do.”

- 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

I have reservations, since the role of a qualified teacher, to provide appropriate commentary and context, is so important to help the Dharma enter our heart.

Japanese researchers develop AI humanoid to ‘help’ in Buddhist rituals - UCA News Kyoto University researchers introduce Buddharoid, an AI-powered humanoid robot designed to assist in Buddhist rituals, amid a priest shortage in Japan.

Meet Buddharoid: Japan’s AI-powered robot monk trained in centuries of Buddhist scripture.

Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.

YouTube video by The Buddhist Centre What is Karma?

Lately, I’ve been studying and meditating on different aspects of karma, which is so misunderstood in our society. It’s often used to judge and/or demean others when it should be used as a mirror for our own actions of body, speech and mind. Here’s a good primer on karma.

YouTube video by Samadhi Retreats & Meditation Reducing Attachment while Appreciating Worldly Enjoyments

While we seek to reduce attachment, we can still appreciate joy from external sources. It’s matter of striking a balance (the middle way) as we continue to grow our genuine happiness and well-being from within.

YouTube video by How to Train a Happy Mind Guided Meditation: Transforming Bias with Equanimity

Equanimity is a beautiful mind that holds a warm and friendly attitude toward all beings, thereby strengthening our love and compassion.

Study of Buddhist Monks Finds Meditation Alters Brain Activity Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it’s a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being.

Another scientific study confirms what practitioners have experienced for thousands of years: Meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity that profoundly alters brain dynamics. Scientists analyzed the brain activity of meditating monks using magnetoencephalography.

The mind has a way of interpreting our external world...different minds, different realities...

Herbie Hancock, one of the most acclaimed and longstanding musicians in the history of jazz, discusses how he entered the Buddhist path and how it has impacted his life and music.
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Meditation is a mind that concentrates on a virtuous object and gives rise to mental peace. Take a moment from your busy to day to tap into the peace that is your Buddha seed.

The untapped potential of your mind Podcast Episode · Living Clarity · 02/16/2026 · 17m

Gen Tubchen explores the workings of the mind through the lens of Buddhist psychology. Discover that beneath the surface of temporary thoughts and feelings lies a deep, peaceful potential that gives us the possibility for change and pure happiness.

A fortunate rebirth but still in samsara.

We don’t need to be trapped by negative minds. Buddhism shows us they're like storms passing through the clarity of our mind – and it provides us with the wisdom and tools to abandon them.

Buddhist monks draw thousands to Lincoln Memorial on final day of their 15-week journey from Texas A group of Buddhist monks has completed a 108-day Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington, bringing its message to the nation’s capital.

“The Walk for Peace is not a protest, it is not to convert…It’s a reminder that hope still exists when people are willing to care. Hope is the final light that must never go out.” AP provides a recap of the Walk.

YouTube video by ABC News 4 Buddhist monks final 'Walk for Peace' meditation at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Walk for Peace concluded yesterday with a ceremony at the Washington Monument. The assembled crowd declared, “Today is going to be my peaceful day” – a message that it is hoped will help spread love, peace and compassion around the globe.

I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime I glimpsed the monks on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America – their message of loving-kindness had me in tears

The 2,300-mile Walk for Peace found the Buddhist monks making it to Washington, DC yesterday, the final stop on their trek. Their journey has touched thousands and thousands of people. Here’s one person’s impression of their impact.

Cling No More Podcast Episode · Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast · 01/28/2026 · 5m

I love this analogy from Timber Hawkeye: “If someone attempts to use my past against me, it's like they are trying to rob my old house. I don't live there anymore.” He discusses the attachment of the past and avoiding having it define us today.

No Buddhism - Buddhism in Daily Life 9 mins read. We are making all of this up as we go along. Always have been. Always will be.   That’s the thing I admire the most about Buddhism – it explains so clearly that the only truth is that not...

We are creating everything with our thoughts; there is nothing out there existing from its own side. The things we normally see do not exist at all. This applies not just to mental constructs, but biological or physical realities. Luna Kadampa dives into the matter.

YouTube video by Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Topic My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own

A mind not being mindful, prone to wandering on its own? Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore, a practicing Buddhist, muses on the ways of the untamed mind in a song by musical partner Butch Hancock.

Keeping Hope Alive Podcast Episode · The Daily Dharma · 01/26/2026 · 13m

By offering support, no matter how small, we can help keep people hopeful, looking forward to tomorrow, thinking that change is possible. Always remember that you are a source of hope for others.