Baby Steps on the Path of Purity
Prof. David Dale Holmes
17 February 2017
I visited Venerable Nyanaponika Thera at the Forest Hermitage, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the mid-1980s, when Bhikkhu Bodhi was still staying there with him,
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part One
Alan Kwan
9 December 2016
The Sincere Mind is the Genuine Mind Let us look at Master Shandao’s explanation of the Threefold State of Mind in his Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra.
The Threefold State of Mind: The Complete Concept of Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
25 November 2016
Since February this year, we have been discussing the importance of faith and its role in Pure Land Buddhism. In this instalment I hope to
Approaching Chan, Part 1
Ven. Guo-Xing
29 July 2016
This article is the first in a series of three that seeks to explain some of the subtleties of Chan Buddhism for newcomers to the
The Wisdom of Not-Knowing: essays on Psychotherapy, Buddhism and life experience – Book Review
John Del Bagno
29 April 2016
Each evening, I make a cup of tea and sit out on the small balcony in front of my San Francisco apartment and try to
“Faith through Devotion” is Favored over “Faith through Interpretation” in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
15 April 2016
One must have previously cultivated deep roots of virtue in past lives in order to believe in the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism upon first
Driving at Night
Sister Ocean
26 February 2016
The American novelist E. L. Doctorow once wrote that writing is “like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but
Buddhistdoor View: Enjoyment without Attachment
Buddhistdoor Global
19 February 2016
For many, enjoyment is the primary objective in life. Modern advances in science, technology, and medicine mean that the fortunate among us no longer need
Know the Ideal, Accept the Actual
Sister Ocean
31 December 2015
The New Year is a natural time for reflection and the setting of resolutions. This is a valuable process, for it’s all too easy to
Drinking Tea—Meeting the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
18 September 2015
Many package tours to Japan include a tea ceremony. Sometimes these short versions of a traditional tea ceremony––otemae or cha no yu ––take place in the tea room
Rethinking Life Release
Shuyin
27 August 2015
In recent years, the Buddhist practice of life release, or in Chinese, fangsheng (放生), has become a highly contentious topic, pitting life release advocates against environmentalists, animal
Buddhistdoor View: Forgiveness and Repentance
Buddhistdoor Global
21 August 2015
There are many heartrending monuments at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, such as the Children’s Peace Monument dedicated to the children that perished from the