Filling the Emptiness with Love at the Duc Son Orphanage
Shuyin
24 November 2017
Providing a proper home and hope for abandoned children…
The Mind in Language: Jane Hirshfield’s The Beauty
Caitlin Dwyer
22 November 2017
I found myselfsuddenly voluminous,three-dimensioned,a many-roofed building in moonlight. So writes Jane Hirshfield in her collection The Beauty (Knopf 2015). She is describing a startling moment
Dr. Kanae Kawamoto Discusses Theravada, Buddhist Studies, and Healing Society
Raymond Lam
9 November 2017
Buddha’s perspective on suicide and Theravada…
In Between Moments Of Patriarchy . . . Something Special Happens
Vanessa Sasson
7 November 2017
A precious moment of female-focused inspiration in the…
One Face of Liberation: Buddhist Feminism in Japan
Gereon Kopf
30 October 2017
The Zen-inspired activism of Hiratsuka Raichō
Loving your Tick: Book Review of Mindfulness as Medicine
Caitlin Dwyer
26 October 2017
After she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Sister Dang Nghiem began to experience debilitating symptoms: fatigue, neurological pain, cognitive impairment. As a trained physician, she
Tracing the Roots of Tibetan Medicine in the United States: The Extraordinary Life of Dr. Keyzom Bhutti
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
24 October 2017
Aspiration and vocation on the path of a healer
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Facing the Discomfort
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
10 October 2017
The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
Buddhist Women in Mongolia: Interview with Kunze Chimed, Part 2
Lyudmila Klasanova
29 September 2017
Kunze Chimed and her contribution to the traditions…
Difficult Conversations: Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Caitlin Dwyer
29 September 2017
People in the United States seem to be having difficult conversations: about politics, about race, about the economy, and about the environment. For American Buddhists,
In Conversation with Vicki MacKenzie on The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
29 September 2017
The remarkable story of a Buddhist woman who…
View from the Audience: Looking Back on the 15th Sakyadhita Conference in Hong Kong
BD Dipananda
15 September 2017
Landmark conference encourages women’s…