Beginner’s Mind: Reflections on My Evolution in Buddhism
Allyson Rosenblum
30 December 2022
A US college student reflects on her changing perspective on the Buddhist teaching and its manifestations around the world
Beginner’s Mind: Where Did Buddhism Take You?
Aidan Bloomstine
30 November 2022
A college student in the US shares how a course in Buddhist Modernism changed their relationship with impermanence
Beginner’s Mind: Learning to Engage with Buddhism
Daphne Zhu
8 August 2022
An American college student examines how their new perspective on Buddhism has encouraged them to change their relationship with the world
Beginner’s Mind: My Personal Journey
Virginia Leopard
16 June 2022
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism
Mahabhikksu Ashin Jinnarakkhita: The Father of Modern Indonesian Buddhism
Johan Nilsson
14 May 2021
A great monk who sought to revive and unify Buddhism in…
Dalai Lama Urges Greater Inter-religious Understanding in Vesak Message
Justin Whitaker
7 May 2020
His Holiness urges people to put beliefs into practice for…
Buddhism as a “Glocalized” Religion in the Modern World
Shantel Wong
26 June 2019
How three visionaries maintain the core of Buddhism in an…
Monastics in Japan Compete in Intersectarian Contest to Communicate Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
4 June 2019
Singing, picture boards, and stories communicate the…
The Positive Impact of Mindfulness
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
1 December 2017
Within the last few decades, mindfulness has become a trend that is sweeping the world. Today, people from different walks of life and various institutions are
The Dogma of the Buddhist Master’s Infallibility: A Reappraisal of “Buddhist Modernism”
Marion Dapsance
7 July 2017
The examples of Chögyam Trungpa and Sogyal Rinpoche
Professor Lee Chack-fan, Heir to Master Taixu: Scientific and Cultural Sensitivity
Raymond Lam
4 February 2014
Space is endless and the number of worlds is infinite, for all are in mutual counterpoise like a network of innumerable beads. – Master Taixu,