Buddhist Insights – Connecting people with Monastics

Local Alms Round

What is alms round (pindapāta)? Buddhist monastics rely on the generosity of others. The alms round or pindapāta is a tradition where lay people offer food to monastics to sustain… Read More

Statues for The Monastery

Even the sight of a Buddha statue can plant the seed of Dharma in a person’s mind – or strengthen the faith of those who are already faithful. Placing statues… Read More

Food Dāna

Thank you for your wish to offer food to Empty Cloud. We rely on your generosity to feed the Sangha! Please make your food offering by emailing our food coordinator at food… Read More

Feed The Hungry during Covid-19

As the pandemic began, countless people lost their jobs, their income, their relatives, their friends. And as the pandemic grinds on, the problem is not going away – it’s only… Read More

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Dealing with Overeating

By AYYA SOMA Relationships with food are often complicated. On the one hand, we need nutriment to sustain ourselves, so we cannot completely abstain from it; on the other hand,… Read More

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By BHANTE SUDDHASO * Photo by AYYA SOMA In Theravāda Buddhism we often talk about the “Three Universal Characteristics” (tilakkhaṇā) – that all things are impermanent (anicca), unsatisfying (dukkha), and… Read More

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Three Kinds of Desire

By AJAHN SUMEDHO * Art JUNGYEON ROH * Desire or tanha in Pali is an important thing to understand. What is desire? Kama tanha is very easy to understand. This kind of… Read More

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Laying the Foundation for Social Action

By AJAHN PASANNO * Art AUNG KYAW HTET (Courtesy Thavibu)* From a Buddhist perspective, anything to do with other people can be considered social action: how we relate to the individuals close to… Read More