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.
Just an Ordinary Jane Looking for a Little Zen, The Yoga Slut
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The Ending of Things
So how do we deal with the endings that are hard? How do we accept the endings that are bittersweet or the ones we see are coming?
A Mindful Berean
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11 Ways to Be a Light in the Darkness
At the end of his life, Buddha encouraged his followers to be lights unto themselves because his light was about to go out and there was still plenty of path they needed to walk.
The Bodhisattva of Power Suits
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Do Not Try to Become a Buddha by Myozan Ian Kilroy {Book Review}
In Do Not Try, Rev. Myozan shows us how much more to Buddhism there is beyond the individual state of enlightenment. He shows us how we can take the teachings, the practices and even the rituals and live them in our own community.
Loving Thoughts From Nowhere
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A Good Resolution : Attention First
If they have convinced us that enlightenment (however it is conceived) is something we have to strive for, with a lot of painful sitting and obeisance to a "master," let me give us the good news. They are completely wrong. Maybe, at last, this is a message we can all accept.
Living the Dharma: Stories of Everyday Life
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Exploring the Haunted House: Walking the Path of Unresolved Trauma
There is a world outside of your house. There are paths you can choose. There is a future you can forge. Let what arises, arise. Hold it. Own it.
The Renegade Buddhist
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Which Seeds Do I Water? Yogacara and Connecting It All
By Johnathon Lee I sat on break, broken by emotional agony, thinking, “I don’t...
Buddha School Dropout
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Trauma, Grieving and the Root of Suffering
Because a lotus will not thrive in clear water, it needs the mud in order to bloom.
One Deep Breath of Dharma
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With So Many Talking, Who Do We Listen To?
Now here is the tough advice from another sutta in the collection. What do we do with this person, since we have determined that they are not a person to be listened to?
- Buddhism
- Right Livelihood
- Addiction & Recovery
- Reviews
A Lone Rhinoceros at the End of the World
By Tim Cooper Another wasted day in virtual Western Dharmaland. So and so opines this,...
A Lawyer and a Tattooed Buddha Hang Out on a Blog
Lots of people now ask me how I make teaching mindfulness, writing, and practicing law, fit. Perhaps it is because of my copious life experience feeling like I don’t fit in, but I am comfortable with this question. In fact, it is one of my favorites.
A Lone Rhinoceros at the End of the World
By Tim Cooper Another wasted day in virtual Western Dharmaland. So and so opines this,...
Do Not Try to Become a Buddha by Myozan Ian Kilroy {Book Review}
In Do Not Try, Rev. Myozan shows us how much more to Buddhism there is beyond the individual state of enlightenment. He shows us how we can take the teachings, the practices and even the rituals and live them in our own community.
The American Buddhist
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The Need for Intolerance
Like the Buddha, we must learn to be intolerant.
Holly is Not Broken, She is Breaking Through
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Just Breathe, Holly
Nobody ever told me about breathing SLOWLY before.
Cultivating Peace Under Lock and Key
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Wait: A Love Letter to Those in Despair {Book Review}
By Acharya Samaneti I have to admit that I have a soft spot for dhamma teachers that are,...
- Beginner Meditation
- Advanced Meditation
Meditating, Noise and Birthday Girls
I realised that all the ruckus had become “noise.” Shouting Spaniards, the TV next door, the souped-up car---it was all just “noise.”
A Good Resolution : Attention First
If they have convinced us that enlightenment (however it is conceived) is something we have to strive for, with a lot of painful sitting and obeisance to a "master," let me give us the good news. They are completely wrong. Maybe, at last, this is a message we can all accept.
Addiction & Recovery
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A Lone Rhinoceros at the End of the World
By Tim Cooper Another wasted day in virtual Western Dharmaland. So and so opines this,...
- Empower Me
- Yoga
- Meditation 101
What’s Gained in Loss
Loss seldom happens all at once. It’s a movement, an emptying that takes something away bit by bit until there’s nothing left to take apart but the memory. Like a cup made of ice melting into itself. The whole world, the entire cosmos… statues of melting ice.
Choosing to Run Toward (not Away) from Pain
By Robert Butler When I was 19 years old, I joined a Krishna ashram. Searching eagerly for...
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD by Lidia Zylowska, MD {Book Review}
While of course the perspective of science in the Mindfulness Prescription is beneficial, I was also glad that the book wasn’t just science. Each chapter and each practice was embedded in a story from life to exemplify its significance and utility.
Podcast
LatestMeeting Myozan Ian Kilroy: Author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha
Rev. Myozan describes how he came to practice Zen, introduces the basics of Zen philosophy, and recalls the challenges of establishing a Zen Buddhist community in Catholic-dominated Ireland. He also explores the rituals and practices that Zen brings to everyday life, from holidays to weddings to birth ceremonies to funerals.
- News & Politics
Nothing New, Same Evil: Violent Responses on a Spiritual Path
How do you accept the necessity of violent responses while following a spiritual path?
- Family & Parenting
- Relationships
- Interfaith
Remember to Be Mindful on Vacation
We've forgotten how to just be in the world. Vacation needs to be about rest, relaxation, actually enjoying myself instead of rushing everywhere to see this or experience that.
What is Love? Do You Believe in Love?
Nazareth sang about how Love Hurts. J Geils Band sang about how Love Stinks. Tina Turner asked, What’s Love Got to Do With It, insisting it’s just a second-hand emotion. We often speak from a place of pain.
Meeting Myozan Ian Kilroy: Author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha
Rev. Myozan describes how he came to practice Zen, introduces the basics of Zen philosophy, and recalls the challenges of establishing a Zen Buddhist community in Catholic-dominated Ireland. He also explores the rituals and practices that Zen brings to everyday life, from holidays to weddings to birth ceremonies to funerals.
- Wellness
- Health and diet
- Environment
Autistic with ADHD: Is Meditation Possible?
By Johnathon Lee Everyone struggles with meditation, but ADHD can turn it into an all-out...
Easy Vegan Cream Cheese Made from Nuts
By Marcee Murray King When I became vegan, one of the biggest challenges was having to...
The Reason I Talk to Animals (I’m Not Dr. Doolitle)
By David Jones We have two cats at home, a couple of dogs and a visiting dog who I call the...
- The Faces of Meditation
Snapshots of Meditation: Deb Taylor
I used to roll out of bed and meditate in my room. However, in August of 2020, my boy died in his...
