Home Truths: Belonging No Place, Belonging Every Place
Mettamorphsis
12 October 2017
Learning that home is a non-place we carry inside us
A Walk with Thay
Sze Chai
11 October 2017
After two years of being unable to visit the Plum Village monastic community in southwest France for the Summer Opening Retreat, conditions were finally right
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
10 October 2017
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
The Five Mental Hindrances
Prof. David Dale Holmes
9 October 2017
Venerable Nyanaponika in The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest, begins: “Unshakable deliverance of the mind is the highest goal in the Buddha’s doctrine. Here, deliverance
Chan Practice Through the Heart of a Dharma Heir
Gilbert M. Gutierrez
6 October 2017
Many people have a romantic notion of what it must be like to be a Dharma heir. It reminds me of a Chan story about
Giuseppe Tucci, an Orgiastic Aha! Part One
Joseph Houseal
5 October 2017
Giuseppe Tucci (1894–1984) was an Italian scholar-adventurer who supervised archeological digs in Iran, Persepolis, and the Himalayas.
Pushing Ourselves Beyond the Boundaries of Comfort
Shveitta Sharma
5 October 2017
I recently encountered the term “rust-out,” which, I was told, is the opposite of a burnout. It’s what happens when we stop challenging ourselves and opt for
Siri Kirin Kaur – Nourishing Home and Family with Yogic Practice
Sarah C. Beasley
5 October 2017
“The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”
Stillness and Strength: The Great Buddha of Kamakura
Meher McArthur
2 October 2017
The city of Kamakura in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture is home to one of the most poetic and paradoxical works of Buddhist sculpture. The statue is
Buddhist Women in Mongolia: Interview with Kunze Chimed, Part 2
Lyudmila Klasanova
29 September 2017
Kunze Chimed and her contribution to the traditions…
Reflections on Harmony: Ven. Hin Hung on Buddhism and Interfaith Relations
Raymond Lam
29 September 2017
Inter-religious dialogue with the Order of Discalced…
Survey: Reviewing the Demographics of Buddhism in America
Justin Whitaker
29 September 2017
Three Buddhist scholars examine the latest poll of…