Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine
What are those beings that appear to us like thunder—suddenly, unexpectedly, intense, frightening, shaking our souls and penetrating the thin skin of our minds? I
By the time this editorial is published, it will be exactly a week since US president Donald Trump launched missile strikes against Syria. It might
Right in the centre of India sits the city of Nagpur. Here, where summer temperatures soar as high as 47°C and the streets are always dusty and
Japan’s most visited Buddhist temple is not one of the peaceful Zen temples, with their minimalist rock and gravel gardens, or even Todai-ji in Nara, with
As children we grew up hearing variations of “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.” Sadly, not many of us paid
Abandoning the self and taking refuge in the Buddha The explication of the Sincere Mind and the two kinds of determinant deep faith (as mentioned
There is a Zen phrase that says, “Not knowing is the most intimate.” I first heard it quoted in a yoga class many years ago.
I often think about what I most wish for my children in this life. As a mother who tries to follow the Buddha’s teachings, I
“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,the world offers itself to your imagination,calls to you like Wild Geese, harsh and exciting —over and over announcing
Zaharr was a belly dancer from San Francisco who escaped a convent school in Minnesota, named herself Zaharr, and made a pilgrimage to Haight-Ashbury in
What are Right Action and Right Livelihood according to the teachings of the Buddha? First, comes the consideration of Right Action: having learned to discipline
