Gladden the Mind: Four Ways to Practice with Negative Thinking
Sister Ocean
5 May 2017
Knowing how to gladden the mind is an important part of a happy life. The Buddha included it as the 10th of the 16 exercises
The Wild Geese of Buddha and Christ
Revd. Ian Spencer
7 April 2017
“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,the world offers itself to your imagination,calls to you like Wild Geese, harsh and exciting —over and over announcing
The Way of the Bodhisattvas
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
31 March 2017
It is important to ask questions of ourselves, such as is it enough to only practice meditation or sadhana on the cushion? Are we becoming self-indulging Dharma
Debunking the Myth of Meditation
Venerable Guan Cheng
24 March 2017
Finding a meditation center close to where you live is hardly a challenge these days—they are everywhere. There are even smartphone apps aimed at helping
Adornment as Offering — The Felted Jewelry of Iva Hladis
Sarah C. Beasley
24 March 2017
The story of a jewelry artist on embodying the sensual and…
The Fiction of the Self: Ruth Ozeki
Caitlin Dwyer
24 February 2017
“Ultimately, all the creative arts are testaments to the foundational truths of Buddhist principles,” says Canadian-American writer Ruth Ozeki. Whether tracing the themes of interdependence
Why Meditate?
Gereon Kopf
27 January 2017
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for
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. .
Meditating with the Younger Sangha
Summer Adams
30 December 2016
The beginning of the holiday season and the end of the school year means there are kids at home all day. It means dealing with
Teaching Chan in the UK
Eric Johns
29 December 2016
Eric Johns discusses how to propagate the Chan tradition…
Nurturing the Roots of Chinese Buddhism in Africa
Ben Xing (Simon Manase Masauko)
29 December 2016
Humanistic Buddhism comes to Madagascar, Malawi…
Does a Philosopher Have Buddha-nature?
Gereon Kopf
4 November 2016
In my previous article,* I introduced a method of reading Japanese Buddhist texts, especially writings by the Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53).** Here, I would