Meditations in Light by Echo Lew
Meher McArthur
30 September 2016
In 2006, Taiwanese-American artist Echo Lew (b.1951) was visiting Shanghai from his home near Los Angeles. One night, he found himself standing on a street
The 2,600th Anniversary of the Global Bhikkhuni Sangha and Fourfold Sangha of the Buddha
Ayya Tathaloka
9 September 2016
Between the full moon of September 2016 and the full moon of September 2017 there will be worldwide commemorations of the 2600th anniversary of the
Dharma in Translation: Lhundup Damchö
Caitlin Dwyer
2 September 2016
Imagine sitting on the floor among some of the most educated khenpos—holders of doctoral degrees in divinity—of the Karma Kagyu lineage. It’s 2010 in Dharamsala,
The Modernization of Faith and Ideology: Victoria Montrose Discusses Japanese Buddhism’s 19th Century Transformation
Raymond Lam
26 August 2016
Victoria Montrose (“Tori” to her friends, a fittingly Japanese epithet) has been immersed in Japanese culture since childhood. Victoria was four when her American father
The Way of Ordinary Life: An Interview with Karen Maezen Miller
Caitlin Dwyer
5 August 2016
When she first walked into the 100-year-old Japanese garden, abandoned and overgrown, hidden behind an old house in Los Angeles, American author and Zen teacher
Liu Yingzhao and Buddhist Alchemy: A Silicon Valley Executive Talks Spirituality and Integration
Raymond Lam
29 July 2016
Like any executive, Liu Yingzhao, design director at LinkedIn, has rules for her team. But they are not your usual rules: “Practice with simplicity; test
Building Bridges Between the United States and Nepal, the Story of a Divine Collaboration
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
22 July 2016
Tsoknyi Nepal Nuns (TNN) is one of many projects initiated by the revered Nepalese Tibetan Buddhist teacher Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche III, a tulku (incarnate lama) in the
Buddhistdoor View: Learning from Race Issues in the United States
Buddhistdoor Global
22 July 2016
It comes as no surprise that recent publicized incidents of young black men being shot by police in the US have been tinged with questions
Alternate Realities in the Paintings of Wakana Kimura
Meher McArthur
10 June 2016
At a distance, the monumental nine-panel painting appears to be an explosion of black calligraphic brushstrokes and electric neon-toned splashes. Wakana Kimura’s (b. 1978) work CHARACTER is a
Sneaking up on Shamatha: Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo
Caitlin Dwyer
10 June 2016
There was a time when Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo was bad at meditating. For years, she had tried to meditate daily without formal instruction. “I
Indiana Buddhist Temple: Spreading the Light of Compassion across America’s Heartland
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
27 May 2016
For Indiana Buddhist Temple member Bruce Allen, the Buddhist path began with a water lily start: “I came to know Indiana Buddhist Temple in a
Wonder: The Heart of Renunciation
Sister Ocean
20 May 2016
I recently had a chance to visit the Wonder* art exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, which comprises two floors filled with large-scale, site-specific