BDG speaks with Ven. Yan He about Dharma Drum Mountain’s unique approach to Dharmic cultivation and practice, combining academic, public, and social care education.
BDG speaks with Ven. Guo Huei about the engaged Buddhist activities of Dharma Drum Mountain, and sustaining the Buddhadharma in a changing world
A high school student in the US offers some Zen reflections on stillness and the many paths toward liberation.
A delegation of more than 100 monastics from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
A comprehensive look at the thought of Hongzhi Zhengjue
The role of gender in monastery governance
Forum explores practicing and developing…
On the need for a real awakening toward…
Years ago, during a fundraising gala for the Chan Meditation Center, I met Master Sheng Yen’s first Western monastic disciple, Paul Kennedy, and we invited
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
Many people have a romantic notion of what it must be like to be a Dharma heir. It reminds me of a Chan story about
Crossroads, challenges, and dilemmas in the practice of…
