The Buddhist Retirement Plan
Vanessa Sasson
29 September 2017
A financial adviser once told me that most people only really begin saving for retirement in their mid-forties. It would be better to start earlier,
18th IABS Congress Showcases the Vitality and Global Reach of Buddhist Studies
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
22 September 2017
In the University of Toronto’s ceremonious and elegant Convocation Hall, PhD candidate and academic coordinator Anthony Scott is offering a Land Acknowledgment. Speaking onstage, in
Film Review: Walk with Me – A Welcome Break from Stressful City Life
Anne Wisman
15 September 2017
A joyful, meditative cinematic journey into the monastic life…
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Learning Chan and Leaving Home
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
15 September 2017
Crossroads, challenges, and dilemmas in the practice of…
Buddhistdoor View: Ego, Brinkmanship, and Violent Rhetoric
Buddhistdoor Global
8 September 2017
No winners in the zero-sum game of Donald Trump vs…
Zen with a Brush: A Zen Approach to Creativity
Tiffani Gyatso
1 September 2017
The teacher gives me four simple words to carry in my heart while allowing my brush to manifest before any thoughts emerge: “Just be present,
Inner and Outer Landscape – Andrea Traber’s Painting Path
Sarah C. Beasley
1 September 2017
“Painting is my life’s inspiration. Through the act of being with an empty canvas. . . the fullness of infinite possibility . . .. .
A Call for Meditation in Action on Climate Change
Acharya Marty Janowitz
1 September 2017
The past three years were a rollercoaster of climate-related hopes and fears. In September 2014, the People’s Climate March drew hundreds of thousands onto the
A Buddhist Garden of Peace in Rural Montana
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2017
The hills of rural Montana are not the first place one might go to find a sprawling Buddhist peace garden. But that is exactly what
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
Kruti Shah: A Celebration of Nature and Spirit
Meher McArthur
18 August 2017
Los Angeles-based Indian artist Kruti Shah creates imagery that celebrates the exquisite details and patterns of our natural world and the many powerful symbols that
The Gift of Zazen: Angie Boissevain
Caitlin Dwyer
18 August 2017
It was 1959. A young housewife was driving across America, from the open fields of the Midwest to the rugged Pacific Coast. Angie Boissevain and