Author: Hilary Herdman

  • loneliness

    January 2, 2020
    The Buddhist tradition offers a number of antidotes to loneliness. Because the Buddha taught dependent origination-- that everything arises dependently,…
  • FOMO

    December 26, 2019
    Learn about an ancient Buddhist tool to overcome FOMO.
  • Giving Joyfully

    December 2, 2019
    Giving joyously is the first of the "perfections" praised in the Vajrayana tradition.
  • What is Ritual?

    September 23, 2019
    Hilary Herdman shows how ritual practice tames our minds as we perform particular physical and verbal actions.
  • Contemplate Impermanence

    August 27, 2019
    We know that we ourselves will eventually die. We know, and yet ... are we really taking these teachings to…
  • Tathāgata

    August 13, 2019
    The Buddha referred to himself as "the Tathāgata." Are you familiar with the many and varied meanings of this epithet?
  • Training Tibetan Doctors

    February 12, 2019
    Training Tibetan Doctors Training Tibetan Doctors has been an important function of education since the founding of Samye monastery in…
  • Buddha

    February 11, 2019
    Hilary Herdman discusses how the great Lotsawas of Tibet went about translating the title "Buddha."
  • Five Fundamental Precepts

    January 29, 2019
    Hilary Herdman explores the five fundamental precepts taught by the Buddha.
  • Supplication

    January 18, 2019
    Supplication: The Real Meaning Supplication is a key element of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana practice. We've heard this over and over…
  • Self-confidence

    July 31, 2018
    Self-confidence can be a trait that we wish we had, but many of us may feel unsure of ourselves. At…
  • Four Mind Changings

    May 25, 2018
    Read insightful student reflections on the Four Mind Changings, a Tibetan Buddhist teaching that inspires personal transformation and spiritual growth.