Giving Space and Finding Joy
Heather Sanche
9 October 2015
Shamatha meditation is the practice of settling the mind into a stable and calm state of present-moment awareness. Once the mind is in such a state,
The Body of the Buddha: A Conversion Story
Jason Ranek
18 September 2015
It sometimes takes many years to understand the significance of life events. My journey into Buddhism began with an afternoon spent in an art museum
The Sting of Suffering: The Scorpion and the Wasp
Heather Sanche
11 September 2015
The first teaching I received on the Buddhist view was the First Noble Truth—the Truth of Suffering. During my first years of studying Buddhism, I
A Reluctant Buddhist: How it Took Me Eight Years to Start Practicing in This Life
Sally Ember
4 September 2015
I didn’t want to go visit my dear friends, Lisa Leghorn and Wyn Fischel, in 1989 because they were living in a newly formed Buddhist
Zen Buddhist Aesthetics in the Works of Joanne Julian
Meher McArthur
4 September 2015
A mixed-media work on paper depicting a jet-black raven emerging from a bold black splash of ink poetically and powerfully exemplifies the work of Los
A Thangka Painting Project of the Chöd Pacification of Suffering Practice
Dakini As Art
14 August 2015
In the US, where I’m from, the words “healthcare” and “healing” carry very specific impressions: white-coated doctors, antiseptic rooms, pharmaceuticals . . . and fear.
Buddhistdoor View: Buddhist Dimensions of Inside Out
Buddhistdoor Global
7 August 2015
When a children’s movie catches the attention of one of the most respected writers in contemporary Western philosophy, it can only mean that the movie