Young Voices: Dana: The Power of Communal Learning
Haruka So
22 July 2022
Reflections on the profound wisdom and power of generosity to build bridges and sustain communities
Beginner’s Mind: Take Action, but Do It Kindly
Claudia Zhang
13 July 2022
A reflection on Buddhist economics
The Hidden Buddha
Gereon Kopf
7 July 2022
An academic account of finding religion and spiritual beings and forces in Japan’s supposedly areligious society
Beginner’s Mind: My Personal Journey
Virginia Leopard
16 June 2022
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism
The Buddha’s Dhamma as Both Beyond and Within
Justin Whitaker
10 June 2022
Understanding the Buddha’s Dhamma as both a reality and a moral lawfulness within each of us as we work toward awakening
Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Instability
Prof. David Dale Holmes
7 June 2022
On the nature of the body, of the self, and of impermanence.
Young Voices: What to Do with Impermanence
Olivia Yang
2 June 2022
Introducing “Young Voices,” a special project from BDG collecting insightful essays by high school students in the US who have attended experiential-learning-based courses rooted in the Buddhist teaching.
Amitabha’s 18th Vow, the King of Buddhas’ Fundamental Vows, Is Our Life
Alan Kwan
16 May 2022
Amitabha’s 18th Vow is the lifeline of the Pure Land school In my earlier article from July 2021: “What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the
A Conversation on the Householder Life Today
Justin Whitaker
28 April 2022
Defending the Buddha’s teachings to laypeople as an authentic and worthwhile part of the Buddha’s path
Book Review: Rebirth: A Guide to Mind, Karma, and Cosmos in the Buddhist World
Raymond Lam
26 April 2022
There is perhaps no concept more central to the Buddhist worldview, yet more misunderstood and misused in modern parlance, than rebirth. His Holiness the Dalai
Beginner’s Mind: Growth
Charlie Giunta
8 April 2022
One college student’s reflections on growth on the Buddhist path
Why Are There Two Names Given to the Buddha in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
21 March 2022
The Text of Amitabha’s 12th and the 13th vows Of the 48 Vows, the 12th and the 13th are two of the Five Real Vows