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The Path of a Thousand Prostrations: Tashi's Pilgrimage to Mount Kailashby S. Amos, The Buddhist Channel, 3 Sept 2026Kathmandu, Nepal -- The wind howls across the vast, empty plains of the Tibetan Plateau, carrying with it the biting cold of an altitude that defies easy breath. In this landscape of stark, ethereal beauty, a lone figure rises and falls like a wave upon an ocean of stone and dust. This is Tashi, a devoted Tibetan Buddhist pilgrim, and his journey around the sacred Mount Kailash is not measured in kilometres, but in the rhythmic, relentless motion of full-body prostrations: three steps, one bow. more…
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Does Jhana Always Work Linearly?by Kooi F. Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 7 August 2026 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- If you have ever read the early Buddhist suttas, you have likely encountered a clear and elegant map. The texts describe a progression of meditative states known as the jhanas, and they present them in a very orderly way (see for example DN2, MN27, MN39): first, second, third, fourth. Each stage is defined by what is present and, just as importantly, what has been abandoned.
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What Does Mantra Do?by Lama Jampa, The Buddhist Channel, 5 August 2026New Delhi, India -- In Tibetan Buddhism, we often speak of ngag (Tibetan: སྔགས, mantra) as a sacred tool. Yet, when Western friends ask me what mantra "does", they are often looking for a simple answer, perhaps a scientific one about vibrations, or a miraculous one about magic. The truth, as with most things on the spiritual path, lies in a more subtle and layered middle way. more…
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The Giving That Sustains the Worldby Damian Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 26 July 2026Bangkok, Thailand -- In the steamy dawn of Bangkok, a barefoot monk accepts a handful of sticky rice from elderly hands, a quiet act of letting go. Half a world away, in a Himalayan gompa thick with incense and mantra, a lama transforms the same simple offering into a ritual feast of sacred fire and nectar. Two lands, two traditions, one ancient truth: that giving is not about what leaves our hands, but what opens our hearts. more…
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Understanding the Sacred Ladles of the Tantric Altarby Tashi Kalsang, The Buddhist Channel, 20 April 2026Danba, Sichuan (China) -- In the quiet, smoke-filled halls of a traditional Buddhist monastery, you might witness a specialized ceremony known as Homa (སྦྱིན་སྲེག་, sbyin sreg), or fire offering. The Homa is a traditional ceremony where ancient wisdom meets the physical world. While it may look like a simple ritual of pouring offerings into a flame, it is actually a sophisticated "spiritual technology" designed to purify the mind and clear life's obstacles. more…
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