A Vow Without a Wristwatch: Jan Chozen Bays
Caitlin Dwyer
31 March 2017
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
Threads of Generosity — The Work of Artist Lee Mingwei
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
17 March 2017
Buddhist expression in sound and beauty
Life in America as a Chinese Buddhist Monastic: An Interview with Venerable Guan Zhen
Guoying Stacy Zhang
24 February 2017
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
Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center: the Dharma Takes Root
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
10 February 2017
Some eight miles (13 kilometers) outside of Jasper, a small town in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, a new Tibetan Buddhist community is taking root.
Buddhistdoor View: Engaged Buddhism, Donald Trump, and the Way of Compassion
Buddhistdoor Global
10 February 2017
The Trump era is here. The past few weeks have seen the most controversial man to ever sit in the White House send the world
Dharma In The Digital Age: Susan Piver
Caitlin Dwyer
27 January 2017
“It’s not a thrill a minute. You’re not seeing auras and jumping into other dimensions,” says Susan Piver. “Meditation is not a life hack. .
Where Peace Is a Living Presence: The Stupa Peace Parks of Kunzang Palyul Choling
Sylvia Somerville
6 January 2017
Kunzang Palyul Odsal Changchub Choling (usually shortened to Kunzang Palyul Choling or KPC), a Tibetan Buddhist center in the United States, has created two stupa
Solidity and Spirituality in the Works of Miya Ando
Meher McArthur
23 December 2016
Miya Ando’s painting Yugen Gold Blue is a Zen koan of sorts. The nocturnal seascape, lit by the hazy glow of a rising moon, is at once a portrait
Kim Cang Monastery – the Blossoming of an American Temple
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
18 November 2016
Sitting amid 11 acres of forest just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Kim Cang Monastery is a gem of American Dharma and growing at
Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Raymond Lam
28 October 2016
David McMahan is professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania. In recent years he has offered the Buddhist Studies community a more
A Vote for Compassion
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
14 October 2016
With the US election on 8 November less than a month away, Americans are readying to go to the polls to elect the country’s next
Sneaking up on Shamatha: Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo
Caitlin Dwyer
10 June 2016
There was a time when Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo was bad at meditating. For years, she had tried to meditate daily without formal instruction. “I