Lama Rod Owens: Challenging Identity through Vulnerability
Justin Whitaker
20 December 2017
On vulnerability, identity, and Buddhism in America
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Keeping the Precepts and Etiquette
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
13 December 2017
Years ago, during a fundraising gala for the Chan Meditation Center, I met Master Sheng Yen’s first Western monastic disciple, Paul Kennedy, and we invited
Josh Korda: Where Buddhism, Life, and Psychology Meet
Justin Whitaker
30 November 2017
Walking the Dharma in in modern America
The Compassionate Relief of Tzu Chi – Inspiring Great Love in the United States and Around the World
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
20 November 2017
The American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead famously said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only
Tracing the Roots of Tibetan Medicine in the United States: The Extraordinary Life of Dr. Keyzom Bhutti
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
24 October 2017
Aspiration and vocation on the path of a healer
An Olive Branch: Reaching Out to Those Affected by Abuse in Buddhist Sanghas
Justin Whitaker
23 October 2017
Sexual misconduct and abuse by clergy is a widespread problem, as news reports and newspaper headlines all-too-often remind us, and American Buddhist sanghas are just
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
10 October 2017
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
Chan Practice Through the Heart of a Dharma Heir
Gilbert M. Gutierrez
6 October 2017
Many people have a romantic notion of what it must be like to be a Dharma heir. It reminds me of a Chan story about
Difficult Conversations: Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Caitlin Dwyer
29 September 2017
People in the United States seem to be having difficult conversations: about politics, about race, about the economy, and about the environment. For American Buddhists,
18th IABS Congress Showcases the Vitality and Global Reach of Buddhist Studies
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
22 September 2017
In the University of Toronto’s ceremonious and elegant Convocation Hall, PhD candidate and academic coordinator Anthony Scott is offering a Land Acknowledgment. Speaking onstage, in
A Buddhist Garden of Peace in Rural Montana
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2017
The hills of rural Montana are not the first place one might go to find a sprawling Buddhist peace garden. But that is exactly what
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.