A whistleblower gives an insight into how big tech uses emotional triggers to increase clicks. Developing emotional intelligence can give us a bulwark against being manipulated in this way.

This week we commemorate Bodhidharma Day with a recorded service from Daifukuji Temple and visit the grottos of Huashi Temple in China which are over 1,200 years old.

Is Buddhism’s bottom line the oft-quoted “Be a lamp unto yourselves?” This may be a lovely, liberating thought when we are casting off reliance upon external authority. But sometimes being our own illumination can feel lonely indeed.

Environmentalist Stephanie Kaza invites us to consider how Buddhist principles can help us nurse the planet back to health.

Marco Pallis (1895-1989) was a member of the Traditionalists, a group of writers who believed in the ‘Perennial Wisdom’ of all religions. In later life he worked for the Tibet Society housing many refugees in his London flat witnessing the strange and magic culture of the Tibetan refugees

If you’re not trying to get somewhere, says Judy Lief, nothing can stop you.

Martin examines the mythical imagery of water. From folk tales to Arthurian legends; we look at how water has been used to convey the mystical workings of the inner world, it’s powers for healing and what it can tell us about our own practice.

This week from Zen cyberspace, Myanmar releases vitriolic monk responsible for religious violence, why mindfulness on its own is not enough and choosing to be healthy. 

When the famous Chinese fortune teller Shōko Setsu threw a tile at a rat, the shattered pieces contained an impossible message that would change his life.

How do the sangha cope with negative feelings and the threat to Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage under threat from mining operation.

This version of the Record of Lin-Chi (founder of Rinzai school of Zen) comes with a hefty commentary that bridges the gap between East and West. Sokei-an's commentary is suitable for both beginners and advanced students - reviewed by Mark Bush