Sometimes, dance is what philosophy looks like. Only rarely in my long years of dance research has a painted image been so arresting with its
The sixth kind of deep faith To establish deep faith in Amitabha’s deliverance in the context of “a person (a Buddha),” Master Shandao indicates that,
The Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53) famously said, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self.”* A popular meditation manual known and used
Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche is considered one of the most successful Tibetan Buddhist teachers in the West. He has made ancient Tibetan wisdom accessible for people
Life is pain. That is the first noble truth. Like most practitioners and scholars of Buddhism, I have given that truth a considerable amount of
Right Effort is the sixth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. If you are to reach a supramundane state, you must realize it through effort
Deep faith based on Amitabha’s vow (the real), not the delusive mind (the unreal) Out of the seven kinds of determinant faith, we have so
Technology permeates every aspect of modern life and inevitably influences even the purest Dharma practice. It is not uncommon to find monks and other dedicated practitioners
The first metaphysical thing I learned about Buddhist Cham dance was that the same monstrous deities appearing in the annual Cham performance will appear again
There is a detail I have been pondering this semester. At least, it appears to be a detail, but it is one that challenges the
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a
The joy and relief of enlightenment Embracing the two kinds of determinant faith in aptitude and in the teachings (as taught by Master Shandao in
