


Film Review: Walk with Me – A Welcome Break from Stressful City Life
A joyful, meditative cinematic journey into the monastic life…

When Catholics Reach Out: Perspectives of the Order of Discalced Carmelites on Dialogues with Buddhists
The first conference between Buddhists and the Discalced Carmelites, an order of the Catholic faith, at the International Centre of Teresian and Sanjuanist Studies (CITeS)

Theravada Buddhism and Teresian Mysticism: A Reflection on Interreligious Dialogue
Thoughts on the first Carmelite-Buddhist interfaith…

Shoshin and the Fear of Others
The previous two articles in this column, which explored combining location-independence with letting the Dharma take the lead—what I term “lily padding”—described how tonglen dissolves the fear of

Building Bridges: Researching the Efficacy of Religious Buddhist Practice at the University of Hong Kong
Recent years have seen a steady increase in scientific research into Buddhist beliefs and practices, in particular, research on mindfulness, which was pioneered more than 30

“Everything Grand Starts Simple”—Zoya Sandzhieva Discusses Economic and Cultural Development in Kalmykia
An interview with Kalmykia’s minister for economy and trade

Sowing the Seeds of Metta to Dissolve Fears of the Unknown
Last month, I introduced the overall concept of lily padding as a combination of location-independence and letting the Dharma take the lead. During my seven

Secular Buddhism in North America
As Buddhism has grown in popularity in North America, one aspect that has come to increasing prominence is its potential affinity for secularism. Books such

Traces of the Bon Buddhist Tradition in Bulgaria, an Interview with Geshe Khorden Lhundup Gyaltsen
Buddhism spread to Bulgaria in the early 1990s, following the collapse of communism and a visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1991. Since then, communities

Stepping Up to the Plate: An Invitation to Open Your Heart to Nature and Walk the Talk
How biophilia can help heal planetary biodiversity

The Dogma of the Buddhist Master’s Infallibility: A Reappraisal of “Buddhist Modernism”
The examples of Chögyam Trungpa and Sogyal Rinpoche