What prevents us from following and practicing any of Shakyamuni Buddha’s 84,000 expedient teachings and following Amitabha?
Margaret Meloni ponders the concepts of renewal and rebirth on the path to new beginnings
Scientists offer yet more warnings about the delicate balance of Earth’s systems. Will we listen and take the needed actions to avert disaster?
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
A high school student in the US examines the mindfulness benefits of a digital fast as part of an experiential learning course on Buddhism
New BDG columnist Noa Jones introduces us to the unique philosophy of Middle Way Education, and her experience teaching dharma at a progressive independent school located in the Hudson Valley, New York.
How a local Buddhist temple in San Diego is bringing the heart of authentic Buddhist practice to American seekers
Review of an earthy book for those weary of our wired world without a soul but determined to nurture candles of hope nonetheless
BDG columnist Joseph Houseal explores the historical legacies and heritage of ritual dance traditions from the world of Buddhism and beyond
Thich Nhat Hanh’s unique ability to reach people where they are and his emphasis on Buddhism as an always-engaged practice live on as two among many of his greatest accomplishments
A meditation on the way that Zen koans point out our discursive mind’s inability to get at certain truths
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on awareness as the key to liberating oneself from suffering
