A Panacea Called Contentment
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
9 June 2017
The Buddha said, “Contentment is the greatest wealth.” His statement holds a timeless truth that rings true today more than ever. We are living in
Don Farber’s Portraits of Buddhist Life
Meher McArthur
9 June 2017
The black silhouette of a shaven-headed priest, hands clasped in prayer as he looks out toward Mount Fuji’s snowy summit; a line of orange-clad monks bearing
Seamless Stitches: From Emptiness, Springs Form – Helene Rein’s Crafted Works
Sarah C. Beasley
9 June 2017
A long-time Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner, Helene Rein moves seamlessly between contemplation and immersion in the natural environment of tactile crafts. As a child growing up
Buddhistdoor View: Corporate Concern—Growing and Nurturing Business by Caring for Employee and Customer Wellbeing
Buddhistdoor Global
9 June 2017
Many working people experience stress and pressure, from those with blue-collar jobs to office professionals. So it certainly does not help when workers feel they
Cutting through the Delusive Mind with Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance
Alan Kwan
9 June 2017
Rejecting the contrary teachings of men and bodhisattvas Pure Land Buddhism is classed as a difficult-to-believe teaching because it bears the message of Amitabha’s deliverance.
Nuns in the Tibetan Tradition: Latest Developments and Future Prospects
Dominique Butet
2 June 2017
The issue of women’s empowerment in Tibetan Buddhism, especially for nuns, has been tenaciously resisted and debated about for almost 50 years. At the center the debate, we
Buddhist Utopia: Prof. Vesna Wallace on Mongolian Visions of the Kalachakra Tantra and Shambhala
Raymond Lam
2 June 2017
In the heart of the Gobi Desert lies a marvelous complex of 108 white stupas arrayed in a quadrangle known as the Shambhala of the Gobi.
Meditating with Mother Earth
Sister Ocean
2 June 2017
I don’t think it’s an accident that the Buddha reached enlightenment sitting under a tree. While we can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, we
Tibetan Book of the Dead, Part Three: One Last Dance
Joseph Houseal
2 June 2017
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
Happiness, Expectations, and Learning to be Losers: An Interview with Ajahn Brahm
Anne Wisman
2 June 2017
Buddhistdoor Global recently had an opportunity to sit down for an interview with Ajahn Brahm, abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery near the Australian city of Perth, and
Establishing Deep Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance in the Context of a Person (the Buddha)
Alan Kwan
26 May 2017
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,
Found in Translation: Annie Bien
Caitlin Dwyer
26 May 2017
Annie Bien was just 18 months when her family immigrated to the United States via New York. Coming from Hong Kong, the Bien family was