The first challenge I encountered during the first year of my monastic training as a postulant was overcoming the discomfort from the clothes we wore.
Many people have a romantic notion of what it must be like to be a Dharma heir. It reminds me of a Chan story about
People in the United States seem to be having difficult conversations: about politics, about race, about the economy, and about the environment. For American Buddhists,
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
Sharing the Dharma and bringing communities together
Annie Bien was just 18 months when her family immigrated to the United States via New York. Coming from Hong Kong, the Bien family was
Seeking to make sense of Buddhism in North America quickly leads one on an exciting yet complex journey. Buddhism here carries with it 2,500 years
There is a Western Tibetan nun presently working to establish a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in the US state of Maine. Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma is the
During the Education and Buddhist Ministry Conference at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in April 2015, Professor Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures,
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
Buddhist expression in sound and beauty
In ancient Chinese literature, “the West” refers to India—the birthplace of Buddhism. Nowadays, as in most cultures across the globe, the West for the Chinese
