Speaking with intent to harm trains the speaker in habits of hatred. The cost of online cruelty isn't only to the target.
An early Buddhist text gives us four questions to ask before posting—and most of what we post fails the test.
Two short Buddhist essays from Thanissaro Bhikkhu on karma as feedback loop, identity as inheritance, and intention as a skill you can practice.
Merely tolerating others' happiness isn't enough. A liberal society—and a good person—cultivates genuine delight in it.
The most overlooked—but most important—ingredient of an ethical life.
Buddhism's Middle Way is not a call for moderation. It's a call for radical focus on what actually matters.
Impermanence, dissatisfaction, and the lack of a fixed self aren't causes for despair. They're the starting point for a life lived well.
We cannot make permanent what is inevitably impermanent, and insisting otherwise brings distress. Better to embrace dynamism and social diversity.
Mere tolerance is necessary for liberalism to function, but liberalism becomes stronger if we can move beyond it.