Dead Cat Dharma
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 March 2025
Sensei Alex Kakuyo reflects on the at times harsh realities of life and the power of Buddhist practice as a tool for moving through them.
Jingtu Zhenzong: Jodo Shinshu among Ethnic Chinese, Part One
Johan Nilsson
1 March 2024
A conversation with Singaporean Clement Tan launches this series of interviews with international leaders of Shin Buddhist sanghas
Creating Flat Land
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
22 February 2023
Practicing patience and perseverance with the hills and valleys of daily life
Mindfulness and Amida Buddha
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 January 2022
Relying on Amida Buddha to cultivate wholesome attitudes and right mindfulness
Art in Japanese Buddhism
Gereon Kopf
7 May 2021
An overview of artistic styles and forms in Japan
Cleaning Our Minds and Seeing the Pure Land
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
19 February 2021
Learning to see the beauty of the world through a clearer…
Selfishness in a Time of Crisis
Satya Robyn
6 April 2020
What can we, as Buddhists, do when we witness our own…
What Keeps Buddhist Activists Sane?
Satya Robyn
7 February 2020
Navigating despair and grief in an age of climate crisis
Words Heal – Words Hurt
Gereon Kopf
4 December 2019
Our speech shows our true understanding as much as…
Pure Land Buddhism in Noh: The Shuramono Plays of Zeami
Itsuki Hayashi
28 January 2019
Tales of ghost warriors and salvation
Samurai and Monks: Lessons in Impermanence
Gereon Kopf
24 March 2017
In the last few weeks, I have been teaching the Tale of Heike (Heike monogatari) to my students at Luther College. The Tale of Heike is central to Japanese