Amongst White Clouds
Lionel Mok
1 March 2012
Amongst White Clouds presents a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse into the reclusive lives of China’s Zen Buddhist hermits. The American director Edward A. Burger guides
Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion: Is There a Middle Path for Buddhist Business?
Jan W. Walls
1 March 2012
INTRODUCTION I would like to begin by stating a few of my assumptions regarding Buddhism and Buddhists before entering into a discussion of the topic.
Memories of a Mad Sage: A Review of Crazy Wisdom
Raymond Lam
1 March 2012
Ms. Demetrakas’ film Crazy Wisdom was instrumental in helping me understand just how strong the Buddhist voice was in the counterculture of the sixties and seventies, and
Buddhists Gathering in Australia
Pille Repnau Perth
1 March 2012
Scientists and Buddhist scholars gathered from all over the world for Buddhism in the Austral-Asian region at the first annual International Conference “Buddhism & Australia”. The
The Buddha
Aimée D. Lyde
1 March 2012
In the preface to the film The Buddha, D. Max Moerman from Barnard University says, “Like any good story it has a lot to teach… the
Shugendo Now
Jeff Kennedy
1 March 2012
Shugendo Now: Is this title a demand, a request, or a compassionate plea for a reevaluation of societal values? It is a boldly declarative title
My Reincarnation
Victoria Ferenbach
1 March 2012
This fascinating documentary is both the portrait of an unusual father/son relationship and the exploration of a remarkable spiritual journey. The father is a Buddhist
Mindfulness & Murder
Nina Müller
1 March 2012
Mindfulness and Murder, a Thai film by director Tom Waller, is one of a kind and will no doubt be a surprise to Buddhists and
Silent Offerings
Cathy Ziengs
1 February 2012
What does Chinese New Year mean to me? First, it is the power hoses that one begins to notice… these are not your ordinary garden-variety
A Buddhist View on Capitalism and Consumerism
Maggie Chau
1 February 2012
The world economy has been going through a crisis since the summer of 2007 and this turmoil affects the normal rhythm and fluctuations of stock prices, currency
Change of Location
Frank
1 February 2012
Our first Chinese New Year in Vancouver after an absence of many years proved to be both educational and amusing. Educational because we had to
The Need for Chinese Buddhist Cultural Influence
Raymond Lam
1 February 2012
The absence of a Buddhist cultural presence in mainstream UK culture still leaves me in sporadic but apoplectic rages reminiscent of Fu Manchu. We say