Manifesting Gratitude: Authenticity in Spirituality
Kassidy Evans
18 March 2025
From a rationalist perspective, Kassidy Evans engages honestly with the idea of manifestation and discusses authentic spirituality
Guanyin in the Desert: Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Director Manuel Rabaté on Universal Faith and Beauty
Raymond Lam
12 September 2023
Louvre director Manuel Rabaté discusses his museum’s philosophy, favorite artworks, and more in an exclusive interview with BDG
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt: Part I
Alan Kwan
23 June 2017
An effective yardstick for measuring faith The spiritual capacities, virtuous roots, and aptitudes of sentient beings vary greatly. No one is identical in his or
Cutting through the Delusive Mind with Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance
Alan Kwan
9 June 2017
Rejecting the contrary teachings of men and bodhisattvas Pure Land Buddhism is classed as a difficult-to-believe teaching because it bears the message of Amitabha’s deliverance.
On Ignorance of the Buddha’s Power and Compassion
Alan Kwan
15 September 2016
Master Tanluan, an eminent Pure Land patriarch from the 6th century CE, wrote the Commentary on the Treatise of Rebirth. He utilized and integrated many profound concepts
Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism and The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
8 July 2016
At the moment the demon Mara attacked the Buddha and nearly derailed his path to enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, the Buddha lamented that he could