A Vow Without a Wristwatch: Jan Chozen Bays
Caitlin Dwyer
31 March 2017
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
Buddhistdoor View: Mitigating and Managing Local and Global Ecological Crises
Buddhistdoor Global
17 March 2017
With the exception of climate change deniers and those with a vested interest in rejecting any notion that the global ecology is under immense pressure
Salvation Centre Cambodia — Fighting HIV/AIDS with the Buddha’s Army
Shuyin
17 March 2017
Staring blankly into space, Pat Sorm sits on the steps of her house, hugging a photo of her son who died just a week earlier.
Kisa Gotami Meets Beyoncé
Vanessa Sasson
17 March 2017
Kisa Gotami’s ghost has long haunted me. It has probably haunted many of us in the field of Buddhist Studies. She is the face of
The Bodhi Group: Singing in Praise of the Buddha
Jack Meng-Tat Chia
10 March 2017
Music plays an integral role in the various traditions of Buddhism that exist in different parts of the world today. In Chinese Buddhism, scriptures and
Thabarwa Centre — A Refuge for the Homeless in Myanmar
Shuyin
24 February 2017
Located about two hours outside of Yangon, the Thanlyin Thabarwa Centre has neither the tranquillity of a meditation retreat nor the ornamentation of many Burmese
Life in America as a Chinese Buddhist Monastic: An Interview with Venerable Guan Zhen
Guoying Stacy Zhang
24 February 2017
In ancient Chinese literature, “the West” refers to India—the birthplace of Buddhism. Nowadays, as in most cultures across the globe, the West for the Chinese
Buddhistdoor View: Walls—Crossing the Boundary Between Nationalism and Imagined Communities
Buddhistdoor Global
24 February 2017
One of US President Donald Trump’s most notorious pledges during his election campaign last year was to build a wall along the US border with
The Trump Presidency and Lessons I Refuse to Learn
Vanessa Sasson
17 February 2017
As I try to adjust to living in a world dominated by Donald Trump’s presidency and the growing realities of right-wing governments in various parts
Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center: the Dharma Takes Root
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
10 February 2017
Some eight miles (13 kilometers) outside of Jasper, a small town in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, a new Tibetan Buddhist community is taking root.
Buddhistdoor View: Engaged Buddhism, Donald Trump, and the Way of Compassion
Buddhistdoor Global
10 February 2017
The Trump era is here. The past few weeks have seen the most controversial man to ever sit in the White House send the world
A Buddhist Perspective on Organ Donation
BD Dipananda
3 February 2017
Our organs are the most intimate parts of our bodies. We almost never notice them functioning but without them we could not survive. Giving them