A Vote for Compassion
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
14 October 2016
With the US election on 8 November less than a month away, Americans are readying to go to the polls to elect the country’s next
Sneaking up on Shamatha: Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo
Caitlin Dwyer
10 June 2016
There was a time when Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo was bad at meditating. For years, she had tried to meditate daily without formal instruction. “I
The Compassion of Guanyin in Carmel, New York
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
29 April 2016
At Chuang Yen Monastery, a traditional Chinese Buddhist monastery in Carmel, New York, I watch the nuns performing the daily evening puja to Guanyin (Wade-Giles:
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
Wonderwell Mountain Refuge—A Flowering of Buddhism in America
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
16 October 2015
As I arrive at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge for a weekend stay, it is immediately evident that while Wonderwell is a place of meditation, it is