Airbrushing our Heroes
Sister Ocean
29 January 2016
Last month, we explored self-acceptance as the ground of making resolutions for the New Year. This month, I’d like to go deeper into self-acceptance by
Loving your Weeds: An Interview with Peggy Rowe Ward
Caitlin Dwyer
22 January 2016
“We get away with stuff sometimes, being American crazy laypeople,” says Peggy Rowe Ward, and then she starts to chuckle. It turns into a deep,
When the Dharma Came to Lowell
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
8 January 2016
Once known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is now the site of a completely different form of
Buddhist Frontiers: At the Edges of the Buddhist World
buddhistdoor
25 December 2015
The idea for this special issue originated a year or so ago in our editorial chief executive’s office on the ground floor of Wang Fat Ching She, the Buddhist temple in Hong Kong where Buddhistdoor Global is based.
The Wisdom of No Escape: Growing up in the Remote Kingdom of Shambhala*
Hasta Colman
21 December 2015
Hasta Colman recalls her childhood adventures…
Celtic Buddhism: A Confluence of Two Ancient Traditions
Craig C Lewis
21 December 2015
Celtic Buddhism, a little-known permutation of the Buddhist…
The Buddha Goes to College
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
13 December 2015
The Buddha established his monastic sangha some 2,500 years ago in order to purvey his wisdom to all beings, thereby to secure peace in their
Science Meets Mind – Imagining a Revolution, with B. Alan Wallace
Shuyin
11 December 2015
“Twenty self-contained, solar-powered cabins, each with its own functional kitchen and private organic garden, spread sparsely over a luscious green space,” B. Alan Wallace’s eyes
Drawing Boundaries
Heather Sanche
4 December 2015
When I was pregnant with Adelaide, many parents would congratulate me and offer up the wise advice to really enjoy the first years of parenthood.
Bridging Differences, Building Dialogue – with Dharma Master Venerable Hsin Tao
Shuyin
20 November 2015
Stepping into the Golden Lobby of the Museum of World Religions in Taipei, one’s attention is immediately captured by a colorful labyrinthine design spread across
A Reluctant Buddhist: How it Took Me Eight Years to Start Practicing in This Life, Part II
Sally Ember
13 November 2015
The second part of Sally’s spiritual journey The summer of 1996 brought many life-altering changes. My co-parenting partner of over 20 years and the father
The Lesson of Patacara: Reaching Out to Seattle’s Downtrodden and Dispossessed
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
13 November 2015
A state of emergency over the growing homeless population and the need for social services has recently been declared in the city of Seattle and