The Story of the Chocolate Buddha
Noa Jones
16 April 2024
Young students display exemplary wisdom when confronted by a chocolate “Laughing Buddha” in their elementary school classroom.
Online Dharma: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche to Lead “The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen” Retreat
Craig C Lewis
15 April 2024
The celebrated Tibetan tulku Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will lead a three day retreat from 3–5 May titled “The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.”
Dharma and Politics
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
11 April 2024
Anam Thubten Rinpoche offers a Dharma teaching on practicing compassion and equanimity in an increasingly polarized world
Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open
Jungto Society
10 April 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on relationships, communication, and living lightly.
Dharma Sharing: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim to Give In-Person Teachings in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America
Craig C Lewis
5 April 2024
The revered Korean Dharma master and engaged Buddhist activist Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will give an international series of in-person Dharma talks in 2024.
Spatial Samsara: The Apple in the Garden
Dexter Cohen Bohn
28 March 2024
Exploring what Apple’s Vision Pro means for the future of illusion through the lens of dependent origination and retro sci-fi
Dharma House Lisbon to Open in April with Inaugural Teaching from Khenpo Pema Namgyal
Craig C Lewis
20 March 2024
Dharma House Lisbon is to hold its inaugural Dharma teaching on 19–21 April. The seminar will be led by the esteemed Buddhist scholar Khenpo Pema Namgyal.
Are You Happy?
Jungto Society
18 March 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on the path to peave and on attaining happiness
Book Review: Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
6 March 2024
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores a new volume detailing practices associate with the 21 Taras
Online Dharma: Mingyur Rinpoche to Offer Meditation Workshop on “Three Life Skills”
Craig C Lewis
4 March 2024
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced that Mingyur Rinpoche will lead an online meditation workshop from 30 March on the theme “Three Life Skills.”
Revered Nyingma Scholar and Teacher Nyichang Khentrül Rinpoche Has Died
Craig C Lewis
26 February 2024
The esteemed senior Tibetan lama Nyichang Khentrül Rinpoche, passed into parinirvana on 14 February in Kyushu, Japan. He was 91 years old.
Dharma versus Buddhadharma at a Buddhist School
Noa Jones
21 February 2024
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.