84000 Mobile App for iOS & Android
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha (84000.co), a global nonprofit initiative to translate and make freely available the 231,000 pages of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, announces the launch of its much anticipated mobile app for iOS and Android.
This marks the first app to market that presents a dynamic collection of teachings on the mind, straight from the source, for English-language users.
Resources for Children and Teens based on the 16 Guidelines
The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom offers this page of free resources, including interviews with Elders, a set of printable cards, a discussion guide, and more.
Boundary Walk
From Middle Way School a lesson from the first thematic unit of the year, Taking Your Seat, students walk the boundary of the campus.
Haiku Hike
An activity to move the body, engage the senses, connect with nature, and practice creative writing.
The Lotus Effect: Make Your Own Lotus
Follow this step-by-step guide to create your own origami lotus and participate in the Rubin Museum’s installation The Lotus Effect.
Buddhism for Beginners
Tricycle Magazine's Buddhism For Beginners offers an approachable introduction to the teachings and history of Buddhism.
Songs and Songbook from Plum Village
Wake Up Songs is a YouTube channel dedicated to offering songs from the Plum Village community.
9 Books about the Life of the Buddha
Middle Way Education reviews 9 English-language books about the life of the Buddha.
Making a Karma Boomerang
As part of a lesson on cause and effect, have students design a boomerang with the thoughts, words, actions they would like to come back to them.
The Law of Cause and Effect Unit Plan
This compilation of materials helps students to learn about karma, the law of cause and effect, and that whatever we do with our body, speech, and mind will have a corresponding effect.