Metta Poppins
Mettamorphsis
2 May 2023
Our loving-kindness practitioner experiences the joy of helping young parents as one season flows into the next
Soka Gakkai President Calls On G7 Leaders for Commitment to “No First Use” of Nuclear Weapons and Resolution to War in Ukraine
Craig C Lewis
28 April 2023
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) president Daisaku Ikeda, has called on G7 leaders to take the lead in talks toward “No First Use” of nuclear weapons.
Russian Buddhism Comes to Hong Kong: A Sangha of Academia and Community
Dipen Barua
26 April 2023
Russian academic Alexey Maslov examines how Russian Buddhism and the Saint Petersburg school of Buddhist Studies have developed
From the Kalmyk Steppe to the Open Plains of 3D Virtual Reality: The Lost and Found Buddhist Temples of Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
25 April 2023
All phenomena come into being (Skt: samutpada; Tib: ’byung ba) through a dependent relationship with all other phenomena. This is how we explain the Buddhist
Buddhist Leaders and Communities Around the World Protest Misrepresentations of the Dalai Lama
Craig C Lewis
19 April 2023
In the wake of social media outrage over footage showing the Dalai Lama hug and kiss an Indian student, Buddhist leaders have protested against what they describe as a misrepresentation of an innocent interaction.
Carl Jung and the Golden Elixir
Joseph Houseal
15 April 2023
Consciousness and sacred dance—an overview of our modern understanding of, and relationship with, altered states of mind
The Joy of Accepting Our Limits
Satya Robyn
14 April 2023
Exploring self-awareness and the importance of supportive community as we share in the many tasks of life
Metta Had a Little Lamb
Mettamorphsis
4 April 2023
A deep practice of loving-kindness meets new life and new challenges on a British sheep farm during lambing season
Buddhist-Inspired Abstract Artwork of Charmion von Wiegand to be Exhibited in Switzerland
Justin Whitaker
29 March 2023
Von Wiegand’s work has been hailed as perhaps one of the first American artists to produce an image of “Modern Buddhism.”
Buddhist Delegation from Taiwan Visits Pope Francis for Inter-religious Exchange
Craig C Lewis
22 March 2023
A delegation of more than 100 monastics from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Belgium Set to Become Third EU Nation to Officially Recognize Buddhism
Craig C Lewis
20 March 2023
Belgium is poised to become the second nation in the EU to recognize Buddhism as an official religion, after the government approved a draft law.
The Non-dual Nature of Love in the Tantric Practice of Vajra-Romance: Interview with Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje
Lyudmila Klasanova
20 March 2023
Manifesting love and wisdom in the Aro gTér lineage