
Open More, Believe Less
The author contemplates what it is like to uncover the beliefs that form a false sense of security, and shares how, as a seasoned Buddhist practitioner, she develops greater openness to what is true.
How to find freedom, contentment and genuine, lasting wellbeing? How to put wisdom and compassion into action in our daily life, contributing to kind communities in today’s global society?
Drawing from the teachings of the rich Buddhist tradition and personal experience, you can find here articles written by members of our community from all over the world, offering contemplations and practices to apply directly on our own path in life and interconnected global society.

The author contemplates what it is like to uncover the beliefs that form a false sense of security, and shares how, as a seasoned Buddhist practitioner, she develops greater openness to what is true.

Nalandabodhi International is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Tara Drupchen with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen. This event is open to the public, is free, and is online. Join us from wherever you are in the world!

A medical emergency gives the author a chance to apply a teaching by the Buddhist master Shantideva.

A Buddhist teaching in a 70s TV show? Looking back over half a lifetime through the lens of the Four Reminders.

A contemplation on the power of art and creativity, and even language itself, to express and signify what is essential and unnameable.

We’ve stocked up on toilet paper and grocery staples, and figured out how to stay in touch with our communities via Zoom. Like after a death loss, we are left with the question “now what?” We wonder when, and how, things will change in the post-pandemic “new normal.” We are fearful and anxious, with more questions than answers.
