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.
- Beginner Meditation
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Before and After: A Meditation Transformation (but is there an After?)
By Dana Gornall I have a fascination with before and after transformation photos. You know the...
No Shortcuts: We Get There Through Discipline & Putting the Work In
By Duane Toops A few weeks back I read Jocko Willink’s book, Discipline Equals Freedom....
- Buddhism
- Right Livelihood
- Addiction & Recovery
After She Passed: How We Fill the Silence
By Anshi When I heard the news, I lost my voice. I was glad to see it go. It’s a surreal...
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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Before and After: A Meditation Transformation (but is there an After?)
By Dana Gornall I have a fascination with before and after transformation photos. You know the...
mindFully Human
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Making a Gratitude Adjustment
By Brent Purple Oliver When I was kid, Thanksgiving was mostly about tracing hand turkeys at...
Awake in the City
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Starting a Meditation Practice? Here are a Few Types You Can Try:
By Daniel Scharpenburg Meditation used to be done by only a select few people. Long ago it was...
The Renegade Buddhist
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5 Tips for Making and Keeping Your Resolutions
By John Lee Pendall “I’m going to quit smoking, stick to a diet, exercise, cut down...
Living the Dharma: Stories of Everyday Life
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The Woman Made of Tears: How a Green Goddess Helps Me Live with Thick Skin and an Open Heart
By Kellie Schorr I am a progressive, lesbian Buddhist who lives in the conservative Christian...
The American Buddhist
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Resolutions: Accepting All of the Crooked Parts
By Sensei Alex Kakuyo There was an old Buddhist priest who ran a small temple at the top of a...
The Green Table
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The Green Table
By Peter Schaller This year I will turn 50. I don’t pay much attention to age and when people ask...
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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How to be Stuck in Traffic (Or Wherever)
By Lee Glazier Frustration is contagious, ya know? It’s like mind leprosy....
A Mindful Berean
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A Christian Writing with Buddhists: How I am Here and What it Means to be Noble-Minded
By David Jones So why is a Christian writing articles for a Buddhist site? It may not seem...
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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Practicing While Female
By Michelleanne Bradley I have been off of my practice for a little while. I do not mean that...
- Empower Me
- News & Politics
- Interfaith
- Yoga
Just be Grateful: A Simple Morning Mantra
By Carmelene Melanie Siani The alarm goes off and my husband is up, out of bed, into the...
Should We Have an Active Shooter Plan for Our Sanghas?
By Tyson Davis This weekend a couple of people asked about security measures for our sangha....
Celebrating Darkness and the Return of Light
By Deb Avery Throughout history this time of the year has been celebrated with numerous rituals,...
5 Effective Yoga Poses to Help Ease Depression
By Manmohan Singh ADAA, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, reports that about 40...
Podcast
LatestDuane Toops sits Down with Dana Gornall and Brent Purple Oliver of the Tattooed Buddha
Raised a Fundamentalist Christian, but Now a Buddhist YouTuber {Podcast}
Duane Toops is a YouTuber who likes to talk about the Dharma and Buddhism. His approach is fun...
- Family & Parenting
- Relationships
- Reviews
After She Passed: How We Fill the Silence
By Anshi When I heard the news, I lost my voice. I was glad to see it go. It’s a surreal...
My Facebook Friend Passed Away
By Carmelene Melanie Siani Dear Facebook Friend, You and I never met. Well, not really—not “in...
Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography {Book Review}
By Peter Schaller I have to confess, before reading David Ulrich’s book, Zen Camera, my own camera...
- Wellness
- Health and diet
- Mindful Kitchen
- Environment
Becoming the Best Mom He’s Ever Had
By Jen Franklin Kearns Parenting is a tough gig. It is a constant dance between, “I think I’ve...
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 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...
