Siri Kirin Kaur – Nourishing Home and Family with Yogic Practice
Sarah C. Beasley
5 October 2017
“The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”
Stillness and Strength: The Great Buddha of Kamakura
Meher McArthur
2 October 2017
The city of Kamakura in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture is home to one of the most poetic and paradoxical works of Buddhist sculpture. The statue is
Buddhist Women in Mongolia: Interview with Kunze Chimed, Part 2
Lyudmila Klasanova
29 September 2017
Kunze Chimed and her contribution to the traditions…
Reflections on Harmony: Ven. Hin Hung on Buddhism and Interfaith Relations
Raymond Lam
29 September 2017
Inter-religious dialogue with the Order of Discalced…
Survey: Reviewing the Demographics of Buddhism in America
Justin Whitaker
29 September 2017
Three Buddhist scholars examine the latest poll of…
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…
The Buddhist Retirement Plan
Vanessa Sasson
29 September 2017
A financial adviser once told me that most people only really begin saving for retirement in their mid-forties. It would be better to start earlier,
Looking for the Pure Land: A Visit to Xuanzhong Monastery
Guoying Stacy Zhang
22 September 2017
According to the major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the Larger Sukhavativyuha and the Smaller Sukhavativyuha, Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land (Skt. Sukhavati) lies beyond 10 billion Buddha-lands west
It All Matters: On Metta, Feelings, and Forgiveness
Sister Ocean
22 September 2017
Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.
A Meditation on the Sinitic Lotus School: The Tiantai Trilogy, Part 1
Zephyr Chan
22 September 2017
I have always been fascinated by the radical message of Tiantai (see below), its versatility in Chinese thought, and its potential for intellectual cross-pollination with
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—Advantages and Disadvantages of the Two Kinds of Practices
Alan Kwan
22 September 2017
Why the primary practice surpasses the secondary…