Book Review: Turning Words: Transformative Encounters with Buddhist Teachers
Raymond Lam
9 June 2023
Hozan Alan Senauke’s new book on 30 luminaries of the Zen tradition in Western Buddhism is based on the koanic idea of turning words
Buddhist Documentary Geshe Wangyal: With Blessing of the Three Jewels Receives Widespread Acclaim
Lyudmila Klasanova
6 June 2023
Manzheeva’s incredible film sheds new light on the dramatic story of the Buddhist monk and scholar Geshe Wangyal
Rebirth and Revolution – Engaged Buddhism in Japan: A Conversation with Jonathan Watts
Craig C Lewis
2 June 2023
BDG speaks with Jonathan Watts on his new two-volume examination of the evolution of engaged Buddhism in Japan
Book Review: GEMS: An Introduction to Canadian Buddhism for Young People and the Young at Heart
Kimberly Beek
24 May 2023
A new book by three veteran Canadian Buddhist teachers contextualizing the Buddhist diffusion through Canada
Book Review: The Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
22 May 2023
A doorway to the wisdom of Chan patriarch Dahui Zonggao
Book Review: The Power of Mind: A Tibetan Monk’s Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
29 April 2023
Lojong: a Buddhist approach to mind training
Book Review: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
24 March 2023
A revised and updated edition of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s landmark text
Book Review: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
Raymond Lam
15 March 2023
The first comprehensive volume on Buddhist counseling situates the calling of pastoral carers and psychotherapists in the Four Noble Truths
A Tale of Wonder and Transformation: Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
25 February 2023
Experiencing the musical expression of the timeless, borderless, profound Buddhist message and teaching of ompassion
Book Review: The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha
Raymond Lam
10 February 2023
Charles Manson’s new book on the second Karmapa is a thorough introduction to the life, legacy, and works of an influential leader
Book Review: That Is Not Your Mind! Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
3 February 2023
An invitation to think deeper and wider, and to engage in the conversations that this sutra inspires.
“At the Still Point of the Turning World”
Joseph Houseal
14 January 2023
A New Year meditation on mindful stillness from Ancient Dances columnist Joseph Houseal