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“Mind the Gap Between Appearance and Reality”—Barry Kerzin Offers a More Nuanced View of Happiness
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
Who is dragging this corpse around? This huatou, similar to a koan, was popularized by Hsu Yun, a famous Chan Buddhist master of the late 19th/early
Faith is one of the five roots of virtue When we talk about the five roots of virtue in Buddhism, most of us think of
Visually, there are two forms of language: one that has to be learned and one that communicates directly with the other-than-conscious part of our mind.
Idiocracy (2006) is a movie rife with stupidity, but it is precisely its comedic inanity that made it a cult hit and an incisive commentary about
The American novelist E. L. Doctorow once wrote that writing is “like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but
The new and critically acclaimed cinematic drama Spotlight tells the story of the team of investigative journalists that exposed the Catholic Church’s cover-up of more than 70
Last month, we explored self-acceptance as the ground of making resolutions for the New Year. This month, I’d like to go deeper into self-acceptance by
The New Year is a natural time for reflection and the setting of resolutions. This is a valuable process, for it’s all too easy to
Today is Christmas Eve. Apart from any religious and secular celebrations we may choose to observe, it is also commonly recognized as an opportunity to
Tara Frances takes us to the Blue Mountains Insight…
The Buddha established his monastic sangha some 2,500 years ago in order to purvey his wisdom to all beings, thereby to secure peace in their