Buddhistdoor View: Cultivating Non-Attachment in the Midst of Pressured Living
Buddhistdoor Global
31 March 2017
Managing the unsustainable pressures and expectations…
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…
When All Else Fails, Exhale
Sister Ocean
3 March 2017
I once had a dance teacher who shared with us his trick for ensuring a successful performance: he would rehearse his dance company enough to
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
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
The New Year Is Now
Sister Ocean
30 December 2016
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
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…
The View from the Top
Sister Ocean
2 December 2016
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
Buddhistdoor View: How to Be Happily Unhappy
Buddhistdoor Global
25 November 2016
The History Boys (2006), a masterful film adaptation of playwright Alan Bennett’s drama of the same name, has a thoughtful and melancholy ending. The film deploys
Finding Excellence, Part 5: A Buddhist Land
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2016
There are not so many places left on Earth where the population is virtually 100 per cent Tantric Buddhist. Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India,