The Tattooed Buddha strives to be a platform for the spiritual misfits and contemplative rebels. We aim to promote peace and educate through writing, workshops and community. We offer a dialogue that is aware and awake to the reality of our present day, tackling issues of community, environment and compassionate living.
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Making Time for Mindfulness in the Chaos of Moving
By Julia Prentice This will have been my fourth major move in 12 years. I am faced with weeks of...
Three Pillars of Meditation Practice to Help Stay on Track
By Brent Purple Oliver As a mindfulness coach, I emphasize a trio of attributes that strongly...
- Buddhism
- Right Livelihood
- Addiction & Recovery
Sitting with Sadness & How it Can Lead to Awakening
By Duane Toops This past week I was doing some writing and research, and I started rummaging...
The Challenge in the Fortune
It’s no secret that we are living in some pretty desperate times and the world needs change.
Are New Year’s Resolutions Just Creating Samsara?
By Jeff Eisenberg As the new year approaches, and most are thinking about how to begin it, I...
The Yoga Slut
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Zen Wannabe (The Hardest Part of Sitting)
By Dana Gornall There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers...
mindFully Human
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Back to High School…to Teach Mindfulness to Teenagers
By Brent Purple Oliver The building squats before me, its institutional brick configuration...
Awake in the City
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We Chase Happiness but We Already Have It | Video
By Daniel Scharpenburg I’ve recently been reading the text, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha,...
The Renegade Buddhist
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Zen & The Anxiety Monster: Living in the Present
By John Lee Pendall Anxiety is as physical as it is psychological. It seems to rise up from the...
Living the Dharma: Stories of Everyday Life
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Requiem: How Mary Oliver Taught Me to Stop Suffering
By Kellie Schorr There is a way to stop suffering. It looks odd by itself, doesn’t it? It’s...
The American Buddhist
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A Buddhist’s View on Love, Romance & Compassion
By Sensei Alex Kakuyo Valentine’s Day was last week, and people celebrated in a variety of...
The Green Table
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Lift Them Up: Right Speech in a Contentious World
By Peter Schaller A close friend had been taking care of her dad in the hospital last week. He...
Help Mama Meditate
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The Compassionate Kitchen: Buddhist Practices for Eating with Mindfulness and Gratitude {Book Review}
By Jennifer Mazzoni Mindful eating has become a popular term in food culture recently. There...
Abiding Time with Dude Lee
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You’re Not Wrong, You’re Just An A**hole: How to Survive Social Media
By Lee Glazier Whenever I hop on social media, I, uh, feel totally out of my element....
A Mindful Berean
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So, How Do You Keep All Those Thoughts Out of Your Brain During Meditation?
By David Jones Yesterday a co-worker and I were talking about coping with life’s stuff....
Buddhism for Dudes
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Not Sure How to Help Those Who are Down? Just Begin by Showing Up.
By Gerald “Strib” Stribling 22 veterans a day commit suicide in the United States....
Buddha School Dropout
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I am of the Nature to Have Ill Health: The Buddha’s Five Remembrances {Part 2}
By Michelleanne Bradley The second of the Buddha’s Five Remembrances: I am of the nature...
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- Interfaith
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Finding Peace, No Matter What You are Facing
By Leo Babauta Most of us want a greater sense of peace and ease in our lives. Life can be...
#MeToo in the Sangha: A Divided Community {Panel Discussion}
With the latest news coming forward regarding Noah Levine and the Against the Stream sangha, it...
I am Not Buddhist
By Louis De Lauro I want to help you, but I am not a Buddhist. I am a fraud; I was brought up...
Making Time for Mindfulness in the Chaos of Moving
By Julia Prentice This will have been my fourth major move in 12 years. I am faced with weeks of...
Podcast
LatestWe Meet Andrea Miller of Lion’s Roar and Children’s Book Author and Rima Fujita, Artist and Illustrator
Andrea Miller wanted to share the story of the Buddha with children. As a mom, she knew she needed...
- Family & Parenting
- Relationships
- Reviews
Learning to be Okay with Silence
By Anshi We sat in the Walmart parking lot; I went with him to keep him calm. He was laid off...
Soul Meets Body: A Reflection on the Moment of Death
I can’t even say I felt sad the whole night, but the tears would well up, seep through, and roll unattached to thought all evening.
Inseparable Across Lifetimes {Book Review}
By Sara Isayama Chronicling the lives of Khandro Tāre Lhamo, and Namtrul Rinpoche, Inseparable...
- Wellness
- Health and diet
- Mindful Kitchen
- Environment
Sitting with Sadness & How it Can Lead to Awakening
By Duane Toops This past week I was doing some writing and research, and I started rummaging...
Chasing Away the Cold and Flu Blues…The Natural Way
By Peter Schaller I’m not sure exactly when flu shots came into fashion, but I certainly did not...
The Green Table
By Peter Schaller This year I will turn 50. I don’t pay much attention to age and when people ask...
The Green Table
By Peter Schaller This year I will turn 50. I don’t pay much attention to age and when people ask...
- The Faces of Meditation
The Faces of Meditation: Gina Ficociello
By Gina Ficociello I have been meditating as long as I can remember and always thought I had a...
