Beauty and Memory
Joseph Houseal
1 April 2016
It is a choice to remember life in beautiful ways. Dance is an art made of life itself. The human body as medium contains within
The Medicine Buddha and the Power of Healing
Dakini As Art, Faith Stone
1 April 2016
The Medicine Buddha is a healing Buddha from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Many cultures have healing deities or rituals, and the Medicine Buddha is a
How Does Amitabha-recitation Nourish the Root of Faith?
Alan Kwan
1 April 2016
Faith through devotion is not necessarily the result of the root of wisdom One must have previously cultivated deep roots of virtue in past lives
“Mind the Gap Between Appearance and Reality”—Barry Kerzin Offers a More Nuanced View of Happiness
Raymond Lam
24 March 2016
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
The Perfection of Giving
Sister Ocean
24 March 2016
“If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor would the stain of selfishness
Strand of Jewels: My Teachers’ Essential Guidance on Dzogchen – Book Review
Ken Aronds
24 March 2016
“It is not just some old-fashioned custom to cultivate the foundational practices and tantra before doing Dzogchen. This is not an old custom—it’s the custom. If you
“Daughters of the Buddha”: Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Caitlin Dwyer
18 March 2016
“We thought it would be just a small tea party,” says Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo. Reflecting back on the first Sakyadhita conference in Bodh Gaya,
Meditation as Sustenance for Death and Dying
Sarah C. Beasley
18 March 2016
Who is dragging this corpse around? This huatou, similar to a koan, was popularized by Hsu Yun, a famous Chan Buddhist master of the late 19th/early
Faith is an Essential Root of Virtue in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
18 March 2016
Faith is one of the five roots of virtue When we talk about the five roots of virtue in Buddhism, most of us think of
Buddhistdoor View: Exploring a Buddhist Model of Leadership—Diversity, Openness, and Interdependence
Buddhistdoor Global
18 March 2016
The art of leadership has lately become one of the most widely debated issues across all sectors of society. Despite often political overtones, the question
Threads of Tranquillity in the Paintings of Trang T. Lê
Meher McArthur
18 March 2016
From 2006 to 2010, Vietnamese American artist Trang T. Lê undertook a monumental artistic and spiritual endeavor. On a series of seven horizontal canvases measuring
Deconstructing Bridges and Forging New Highways with Dharma Art – Part One
Tilly Campbell-Allen
11 March 2016
Visually, there are two forms of language: one that has to be learned and one that communicates directly with the other-than-conscious part of our mind.