A shocking piece of news struck the world of “new and old” in the first week of 2017—AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by Google
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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
One of my students killed himself this year. He was 20 years old. A friend of his came by my office to tell me the
Pristine Pure Land teacher Master Jingzong (b. 1966) once wrote about why he would not want to be born anywhere else except in China: “For all
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 turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
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
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