The next time you’re tempted to say “All is suffering” at a birthday party… don’t.
A meditation practitioner reflects on creating a comic based on the Jataka tale Mahasilava, discovering how Buddhist storytelling brings suffering into clearer focus. Through art, discipline, and Dhamma, the process becomes a way to understand endurance, impermanence, and compassion in the modern world.
Torn between faith and reason, Georgia sought solace in an Abrahamic tradition but found its foundations hard to reconcile with her questioning mind. Returning to Buddhism, she rediscovered clarity through mindfulness, wise guidance, and a gentler path towards peace.
Atiśa’s lojong teachings in Tibet were shaped by years spent studying under his root guru, Dharmakīrti Serlingpa — likely in the historic Buddhist centre of Kedah’s Bujang Valley. This forgotten Southeast Asian link reveals Buddhism as a tradition of movement and exchange, carried across oceans and cultures by seekers of wisdom.
Chinese New Year home visits can feel exhausting, but they also offer a quiet training ground for the Dhamma. Through loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, everyday gatherings become a living practice beyond the meditation cushion.
A chance Eventbrite link led a sceptical meditator from secular mindfulness apps to DAYWA, a young Buddhist community. There, the Dhamma and spiritual friendship transformed meditation from a stress-relief tool into a meaningful path.
