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Updates, reflections, and notes on building Chitta.
Strike a singing bowl. Listen as the tone fades. Tap when you hear silence. Sound Bowl is a new tool that uses the natural decay of a Tibetan singing bowl to train your attention — no meditation experience needed.
Read moreMost breathing apps tell you what to do. Ü-ma Breath starts by listening to your natural rhythm, then gently guides you toward calm — no fixed pace, no counting, no hardware.
Read moreWe've just published the Seven Points of Mind Training — one of the most practical and beloved texts in all of Tibetan Buddhism. Fifty-nine slogans for working with your mind in daily life.
Read moreNineteen monks walked from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C. in 108 days. Nearly six million people followed them online. Thousands lined frozen sidewalks. A country that had been shouting paused, briefly, to listen.
Read moreMeditation has become mainstream. But in Buddhism, meditation is not a wellness technique — it's the central practice of a path aimed at fundamentally understanding the nature of reality.
Read moreOm mani padme hum — you've probably seen it on jewelry, tattoos, or prayer wheels. But what actually is a mantra, and why do millions of people repeat these syllables every day?
Read moreA bodhisattva is someone who has made a decision: I will work toward awakening not just for myself, but for every living being. It's one of the most radical ideas in any spiritual tradition.
Read moreYou've probably encountered Buddhism in fragments — a quote on Instagram, a golden statue, the word 'zen' used to describe a candle. So what is Buddhism, actually?
Read moreKarma might be the most misunderstood word in Buddhism. It's not cosmic payback or spiritual scorekeeping. The word simply means intentional action — and it changes everything.
Read moreThere are thousands of Buddhist texts. The Tibetan canon alone fills over 300 volumes. Here's the good news: you don't need to read 300 volumes. You need one text, and a willingness to sit with it.
Read moreIn English, 'mind' usually points to the brain. In Buddhism, mind means something quite different — and it happens to be the word that gives Chitta its name.
Read moreWe built Chitta because it didn't exist. A quiet place to sit with a Buddhist text and study it properly — chapter by chapter, with a way to ask questions grounded in the actual verses.
Read moreIf you've ever glanced at Buddhism and thought 'this seems depressing,' you're not alone. But here's what most people miss: the Buddha wasn't being pessimistic. He was being honest.
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