Tag Archives: Buddhist teachings

How Can Confronting Our Suffering Enrich Our Lives?

An interview with Buddhist teacher, and author Frank Ostaseski, Part Two
Posted on September 29, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Today SevenPonds concludes our interview with Frank Ostaseski, an internationally respected Buddhist teacher, cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. Frank has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, and Wisdom.2.0, and teaches at major … Continue reading →

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“The Five Invitations” by Frank Ostaseski

A spiritual teacher and caregiver shares his wisdom about living and dying well
Posted on July 6, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

“The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” is a complex, thought provoking and thoroughly engaging book about how we can use the certainty of death to create fuller, richer more authentic lives. A collection of … Continue reading →

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”When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times” by Pema Chödrön

American Buddhist nun explores finding peace in groundlessness and making friends with fear
Posted on March 11, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pema Chödrön was born in 1936 in New York City, and received full monastic ordination in the Chinese lineage of Buddhism in 1981. She is currently the director of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada, where she has served and … Continue reading →

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