
The Kalachakra Effect — Why is the Kalachakra Initiation So Popular?
Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most captivating…

Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most captivating…

In the last few weeks, I have been teaching the Tale of Heike (Heike monogatari) to my students at Luther College. The Tale of Heike is central to Japanese

How the the first component of deep faith relates to sentient…

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

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.

Buddhist expression in sound and beauty

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

Technological developments have contributed enormously to the improvement of human living conditions, replacing physical labor with machines and expanding mental capacity with computer automation. Nevertheless,

The path to providing wisdom, healing division, and creating…

From biodiversity loss to desertification, from veganism and vegetarianism to green energy, environmental issues

The vibrant city of Hong Kong is often depicted as a concrete jungle, with countless tiny apartments stacked high and a crazy, hectic pace of

Dharma practitioners, and many people who uphold and live by ethical values, can sometimes be far from open minded, even old fashioned to the point