The Kalachakra Effect — Why is the Kalachakra Initiation So Popular?
Zuzi Griffiths Cernakova
24 March 2017
Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most captivating…
The Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly
Joseph Houseal
3 March 2017
Shravasti was a dynamo of a city in the ancient world, home to nearly 1 million people in the Buddha’s lifetime during the 6th century
Family Matters: Taking Turns Parenting in Retreat
Summer Adams
3 March 2017
During the months of January and February (culminating with Losar, the Tibetan New Year), the Buddhist center where we live hosts a series of teaching
Anam Thubten Rinpoche On Non-attachment, Being a Buddhist Gypsy, and Impermanence
Raymond Lam
10 February 2017
Dharmic insights for urban Buddhists
Self-reflection in Kashmir
Joseph Houseal
3 February 2017
The world is beset by what are often called “intractable problems.” Agitation and response seem to run in circles of escalating violence, with little apparent
The Contemporary Newar Art Movement of the Kathmandu Valley
Robert Beer
13 January 2017
“No other people on earth, Watson, has produced such intricate beauty in as small a space as the Valley of Katmandu. One trenchant observer has
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
Dances of the Luminous Bardo
Joseph Houseal
6 January 2017
A most amazing mural is painted on a six-meter-high cylinder on the second floor of Dungtse Lhakhang in Paro, Bhutan. The temple was designed by
Where Peace Is a Living Presence: The Stupa Peace Parks of Kunzang Palyul Choling
Sylvia Somerville
6 January 2017
Kunzang Palyul Odsal Changchub Choling (usually shortened to Kunzang Palyul Choling or KPC), a Tibetan Buddhist center in the United States, has created two stupa
Acknowledging Mistakes and Moving Forward
Summer Adams
6 January 2017
While navigating my Dharmic path, I have had the great fortune to receive profound guidance from Chagdud Khadro, a renowned Vajrayana Buddhist teacher who also
Tuva: Sacred Land of Turkic Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism
Lyudmila Klasanova
16 December 2016
Tuva is a remote Russian republic in southern Siberia, the capital of which, Kyzyl, lies in the geographic heart of Asia. The Tuvans are a
Tsoknyi Gechak School: A Transformative and Holistic Learning Experience for Young Nuns
Raymond Lam
16 December 2016
It is impossible to overstate the profound difference that Tsoknyi Rinpoche has made in the lives of the young nuns of Tsoknyi Gechak Ling, a