The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Learning Chan and Leaving Home
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
15 September 2017
Crossroads, challenges, and dilemmas in the practice of…
Buddhistdoor View: Ego, Brinkmanship, and Violent Rhetoric
Buddhistdoor Global
8 September 2017
No winners in the zero-sum game of Donald Trump vs…
Zen with a Brush: A Zen Approach to Creativity
Tiffani Gyatso
1 September 2017
The teacher gives me four simple words to carry in my heart while allowing my brush to manifest before any thoughts emerge: “Just be present,
A Buddhist Garden of Peace in Rural Montana
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2017
The hills of rural Montana are not the first place one might go to find a sprawling Buddhist peace garden. But that is exactly what
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
The Gift of Zazen: Angie Boissevain
Caitlin Dwyer
18 August 2017
It was 1959. A young housewife was driving across America, from the open fields of the Midwest to the rugged Pacific Coast. Angie Boissevain and
Teaching Buddhism in the West: One Nun’s Story
Jack Meng-Tat Chia
11 August 2017
An interview with Venerable Shi Zhiru, professor of…
Building Bridges: Researching the Efficacy of Religious Buddhist Practice at the University of Hong Kong
Anne Wisman
4 August 2017
Recent years have seen a steady increase in scientific research into Buddhist beliefs and practices, in particular, research on mindfulness, which was pioneered more than 30
Wisdom is Light: An Interview with Venerable Master Miaojiang
Guoying Stacy Zhang
4 August 2017
My previous article focused on the Great Sage Monastery of Bamboo Grove on Mount Wutai and its abbot, Venerable Master Miaojiang, director of the Buddhist
The Sound of Awakening: Meeting the Mongolian Yogini Kunze Chimed
Lyudmila Klasanova
4 August 2017
Kunze Chimed is a Mongolian yogini with a divine voice and considerable experience practicing and teaching Vajrayana Buddhism. In June, I was fortunate to have
“Everything Grand Starts Simple”—Zoya Sandzhieva Discusses Economic and Cultural Development in Kalmykia
Raymond Lam
4 August 2017
An interview with Kalmykia’s minister for economy and trade
Jungmyungsa Buddhist Temple: A Haven of Korean Buddhism in Queens
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
28 July 2017
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