A Walk with Thay
Sze Chai
11 October 2017
After two years of being unable to visit the Plum Village monastic community in southwest France for the Summer Opening Retreat, conditions were finally right
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,
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.
The Gift of Zazen: Angie Boissevain
Caitlin Dwyer
18 August 2017
It was 1959. A young housewife was driving across America, from the open fields of the Midwest to the rugged Pacific Coast. Angie Boissevain and
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
A Panacea Called Contentment
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
9 June 2017
The Buddha said, “Contentment is the greatest wealth.” His statement holds a timeless truth that rings true today more than ever. We are living in
Meritorious Gifts at Tibetan Buddhist Centers in France: Some Paradoxes
Cécile Campergue
21 April 2017
Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine
Rediscovering Lamaism — The Western Relationship with Tibetan Buddhism
Marion Dapsance
31 March 2017
In 1895, a British army officer published a book titled The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in its
Dharma In The Digital Age: Susan Piver
Caitlin Dwyer
27 January 2017
“It’s not a thrill a minute. You’re not seeing auras and jumping into other dimensions,” says Susan Piver. “Meditation is not a life hack. .
A Manifestation of Profound Wisdom and Compassion—Remembering Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Changling Rinpoche
13 January 2017
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–91), recognized as the mind emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–92), the renowned teacher, scholar, and terton who revived Tibetan Buddhism in the 19th
Who is the Guru? Accessing Inner Wisdom When the Teacher Has Passed
Sarah C. Beasley
2 December 2016
The light of the guru is a lamp that never goes dark. My root teacher is still the North Star in the night sky, though
Buddhistdoor View: Keeping the Personal Touch—Khandro Thrinlay Chodon’s Example
Buddhistdoor Global
30 September 2016
In diverse locales around the globe where Buddhist masters fill hotel ballrooms, concert halls, and country clubs, the Vajrayana master Khandro Thrinlay Chodon has her