My teacher, Sayadaw U Pandita, one of the great contemporary meditation masters of Theravadin Buddhism, died on 16 April. Sayadawgyi,* born on 28 July 1921
With slow, clumsy movements, Chandrika reaches for the pencil held in front of her. She misses, and narrows her gaze. After three attempts she manages
“In their treatment of other living beings, whether the beings are fierce animals like leopards and tigers or insignificant bugs like mosquitoes and flies, [Buddhists]
A year has now passed since the first of two devastating earthquakes struck Nepal, killing thousands of people, displacing a great many others, and damaging
A dance by any other name . . . would probably be better described, when looking at ancient and Asian dancing, including the dances of
At Chuang Yen Monastery, a traditional Chinese Buddhist monastery in Carmel, New York, I watch the nuns performing the daily evening puja to Guanyin (Wade-Giles:
Each evening, I make a cup of tea and sit out on the small balcony in front of my San Francisco apartment and try to
The word “inequality” is one of the most provocative catchphrases of our post-2008 Financial Crisis world. While living standards have been rising globally, wealth distribution
Those who have no intention of seeking faith in religion Although people are said to be superior to animals and are capable of reasoning and
Art for art’s sake has never been an overriding motivation in Tibetan culture or Tibetan Buddhism. For example, we can understand thangka painting, the sacred art of
The themes of the Silk Road, spirituality, and the environment rarely come together in contemporary art, so I feel fortunate to have recently met an
Born in Hong Kong and based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, since 1994, Venerable Yin Kit Sik (also known as Sister Jessie) ordained as a Buddhist
