A Gem of an Album from Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Cathy Ziengs
18 January 2013
My old lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London once said to me, “Creativity is anathema to Tibetan art.” This is
On a Quiet Stony Path to the Glade’s Hut: A Review of “Road to Heaven”
Raymond Lam
2 January 2013
“The Tao never changes. What we eat and wear has changed, but the Tao hasn’t changed. There have been advances in science and society, but
Want to be happy? Watch “Happy”!
Nina Müller
3 October 2012
“If you were the new leader of Hong Kong, what economic policies would you set up?” Generally, my students stare at me with blank faces
The Heart Sutra: A New Translation
Sang Ho Lok
30 July 2012
The Heart Sutra (the shortest of the Prajnaparamita body of scriptures) needs almost no introduction. It represents for many Buddhists the most recognizable treasure of Mahayana literature, a text
The Trendy Buddha: Skillful music for propagating Buddhism
Raymond Lam
22 June 2012
As a religion that can claim to be truly ancient, Buddhism has displayed a remarkable adaptability to different cultures and epochs. Skilful means (upaya) denotes
Batman: The Dark Knight – A Buddhist Perspective
Polly Lam
28 May 2012
“Batman – The Dark Knight” film has the deepest meaning among the Batman movie series. It inherits the consistent theme throughout – that all the villains
Peace Sounds – A Joyful Collaboration
Joe Holtaway
1 May 2012
‘Peace Sounds’ is a music album celebrating Peace in and around us, lovingly produced by “Wake Up London and Friends”. The seeds of Peace Sounds were planted last
What We’ve Gained and What We’ve Lost – Nothing and Everything: The Influence of Buddhism on the American Avant-Garde (1942 – 1962)
Raymond Lam
2 April 2012
* “What used to be done by Religion has to be done alone by Art.” – Saburo Hasegawa, in a letter to Isamu Noguchi. January
A Film Adventure: “Daughters of Dolma”
Buddhistdoor Global
1 April 2012
Increasingly, we find Buddhist Film Festivals popping up in cities around the world for audiences of all ages and backgrounds – there are films with
Karma
Venerable Sumanapala
1 April 2012
There are many things one can reflect on and learn from viewing the movie named Karma, the story of which is centered on a nunnery located
The Book of the Dead
Rev. Amritananda
1 March 2012
The Book of the Dead, originally known in Japanese as Shisha no Sho– it was also translated as “The Book of a Dead Person”. This film
Words of My Perfect Teacher
Dr. WS Chan
1 March 2012
This is a film about a Buddhist teacher from Bhutan, Khyentse Norbu Rinpoche, and his western followers: a Canadian engineer, an English fortune teller, and an