Journeying Across Shikoku: The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Zephyr Chan
25 August 2017
Japan is the land of the rising sun and hopelessly polite people. On the surface, it appears to be a secular country, but if one
Touring Buddhist Hell
Vanessa Sasson
25 August 2017
I stood in front of a life-sized plaster statue of a Chinese administrator. He was examining a scroll at his desk, while fellow administrators hovered
A Buddhist Garden of Peace in Rural Montana
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2017
The hills of rural Montana are not the first place one might go to find a sprawling Buddhist peace garden. But that is exactly what
Shakubuku! The Advent of Nichiren Buddhism in India
Aspi Mistry
18 August 2017
When one looks at the revival of Buddhism in India, it seems remarkable that of all the various Buddhist schools that sprouted up in Japan
Theravada Buddhism and Teresian Mysticism: A Reflection on Interreligious Dialogue
BD Dipananda
18 August 2017
Thoughts on the first Carmelite-Buddhist interfaith…
Encouraging moments at Drubchen
Summer Adams
18 August 2017
At Khadro Ling, many of the sangha children meet each other again during the holidays, when their families attended the annual Essence of Siddhi Drubchen.
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
Kruti Shah: A Celebration of Nature and Spirit
Meher McArthur
18 August 2017
Los Angeles-based Indian artist Kruti Shah creates imagery that celebrates the exquisite details and patterns of our natural world and the many powerful symbols that
The Gift of Zazen: Angie Boissevain
Caitlin Dwyer
18 August 2017
It was 1959. A young housewife was driving across America, from the open fields of the Midwest to the rugged Pacific Coast. Angie Boissevain and
Contemplation of Feelings
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 August 2017
Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera cites the Word of the Buddha on the contemplation of feelings (Diga Nikaya 22): But how does the disciple dwell in contemplation of the
Perception and Reaction – Embracing Hard Truths
Shveitta Sharma
11 August 2017
We are disturbed not by things,but by the views we take of things.Epictetus, The Encheiridion