Metta’s Small Talk
Mettamorphsis
9 November 2023
Our loving-kindness practitioner teaches us how to use small talk as a spiritual practice
Sangha: The War of Awakening
Asa Hershoff
5 June 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff on the foundational importance of mindfulness in our Buddhist practice and in our relationships with fellow practitioners
Tina Turner, American Musical Icon and Nichiren Buddhist, Has Died Aged 83
Justin Whitaker
25 May 2023
While Turner lived an extraordinary life by many measures, her later years, imbued with spiritual pursuits, were her happiest
Up and Down the Spiritual Ladder
Asa Hershoff
30 January 2023
A tantric perspective on the process of creation and dissolution
Buddhism and Ethics
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
6 December 2022
Buddhist ethics as the foundation of our spiritual practice and of a just society.
The Buddha’s Dhamma as Both Beyond and Within
Justin Whitaker
10 June 2022
Understanding the Buddha’s Dhamma as both a reality and a moral lawfulness within each of us as we work toward awakening
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: Buddhism in a Divided World
Craig Lewis
27 May 2022
A conversation on Buddhism in contemporary society and the role of engaged Buddhism in the face of human-made global crises.
Kinks in the Garden Hose
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 May 2022
Like kinks in a garden hose, our lives and Buddhist practice can give us difficulties that need a little extra work to resolve
Are You a Knowledge-Holder?
Asa Hershoff
28 January 2022
Knowledge and essence in the Vajrayana tradition
Activism Is Dharma
Satya Robyn
18 January 2022
Finding balance as an activist committed to change, both internally and in the world
Dance as Knowledge, Part One
Joseph Houseal
14 August 2021
Insight into dance scholarship and wisdom derived from ancient dance traditions