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.
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
An interview with Venerable Shi Zhiru, professor of…
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
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
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
An interview with Kalmykia’s minister for economy and trade
Sharing the Dharma and bringing communities together
A narrative of Buddhism’s political wisdom in early…
A life combating philosophical errors and spreading the…
Buddhism spread to Bulgaria in the early 1990s, following the collapse of communism and a visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1991. Since then, communities
The first instalment of our brand new column Chan in…
