Buddha Nature, the Ever-Present Seed of Enlightenment

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Understanding what Buddha nature is and what it isn’t In many of his later discourses, the Buddha taught that all...

The Four Reminders

By Lama Jampa Thaye

What are the four reminders in Buddhism? The four reminders or contemplations are very powerful and productive because they lead...

The Buddhist Teaching on the Five Aggregates – Part 1

By Lama Jampa Thaye

What are the five skandhas or aggregates? Why are the five aggregates important? This is a fundamental Buddhist teaching, and...

The Meaning of Taking Refuge

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Seeking refuge and protection from suffering with the 3 jewels Taking refuge is a fundamental Buddhist practice. It may be...

The Contemplative Approach to Compassion

By Lama Jampa Thaye

How to develop compassion in a contemplative way, free from suffering The best approach to compassion is probably through love....

Contemplating Lovingkindness

By Lama Jampa Thaye

The causes of happiness and the role of love in developing connections One of the main causes of happiness is...

The Buddhist Teaching on the Five Aggregates – Part 2

By Lama Jampa Thaye

The Final Two Aggregates: Formation & Consciousness This article is a continuation of this article on the first three aggregates...

The Great Message of Impermanence

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Change and the law of impermanence — Life's great wake-up call One of the most powerful things about being alive...

Better Parenting Decision Making (Thanks to Meditation Practice)

By Lama Jampa Thaye

How can we make better parenting decisions? A person who is not grounded or stable will generally be making split...

Change is the Great Leveler

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Recognizing the law of impermanence: Come back to this present moment What meditation does, to put it very dramatically but,...

Power to Change the Future: Our Karmic Plate

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Meditation can change the trajectory of our lives The idea of karma is that what we’ve got on our plate...

Meditation on the Power of Gratitude

By Lama Jampa Thaye

We all know that it’s important to appreciate the good things in our lives and to be thankful for the...

Helping Our Kids Deal with Technology through Meditation

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Information Technology, Social Media and Meditation Today’s younger generations are growing up in a context that is significantly different from...

Parenting as a Meditator—Is Meditation Important for Families?

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Essential qualities to develop in meditation that help your child grow It’s not “Either I meditate or I have to...

Generosity Creates Natural Wealth

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Meditation teaches us to be generous in our everyday lives. In meditation watching the breath with mindfulness is a very...