My friends, HarperOne just informed me that the ebook edition of Search Inside Yourself is currently on offer at $1.99 until 5/23/16 at all ebook retailers- Amazon.com, BN.com, iTunes, Google Play....

My friends, HarperOne just informed me that the ebook edition of Search Inside Yourself is currently on offer at $1.99 until 5/23/16 at all ebook retailers- Amazon.com, BN.com, iTunes, Google Play....

I learned an important Pali word: nibbida, which literally means "without finding", but is usually translated as "disenchantment".  Buddhist texts compare it to a dog that discovers a bone that's...

So my friends call me "Meng".  My full name is actually Chade-Meng Tan. (My folks gave me that name because of a famous Chinese legend.) I started using the nickname “Meng” when I came to America...

When trying to meditate, do you get distracted by "bad" thoughts (e.g., greed, hatred, etc)? In the Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya 20), the Buddha gives 5 suggestions to get rid of them......