The Fengxian Temple and Wu Zetian’s Esoteric Legacy
Raymond Lam
18 October 2023
China’s first and only female emperor, Wu Zetian, left behind a remarkable legacy of esoteric and Huayan Buddhism and beyond
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Four
Joseph Houseal
14 October 2023
Joseph Houseal concludes his series on Faeries, dakinis, nuns, and mikos with writing from elemental faery magician, Althea Northage-Orr.
Book Review: The Way of Ch’an
Raymond Lam
20 September 2023
David Hinton’s new book is a creative but historically flawed assessment of the literary and spiritual connection between Daoism and Chan
The Non-duality of Diversity: Dialogue among Religious Traditions
Grace Song
15 August 2023
Reflections on the teachings of Sot’aesan, founder of Won Buddhism, on finding religious harmony within diversity
Buddhism and Daoism: A Millennia-Long Dialogue
Samantha Li
19 April 2023
How Buddhism and Daoism interacted to bring a unique spiritual heritage in historical and modern China
Carl Jung and the Golden Elixir
Joseph Houseal
15 April 2023
Consciousness and sacred dance—an overview of our modern understanding of, and relationship with, altered states of mind
Codes of Conduct, Ways of Life
Joseph Houseal
13 November 2021
Secret texts of cultivated practices in movement traditions
The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part Two
Joseph Houseal
12 June 2021
An ancient and experiential practice of the mind and realization
The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part One
Joseph Houseal
15 May 2021
An ancient practice for experiencing primal consciousness
Book Review – China Root: Taoism, Chan, and Original Zen
Raymond Lam
9 October 2020
A bold take on Chan thought’s “pre-Buddhist” antecedents and influence on formal Chinese Buddhism
Science and the Rainbow Body, Part 10: When Three Becomes Four
Asa Hershoff
8 October 2020
The union of three as the means toward transformation
Another Kind of Pilgrimage
Gereon Kopf
19 June 2020
What it means to walk the Buddha-way