A Student Death
Vanessa Sasson
13 January 2017
One of my students killed himself this year. He was 20 years old. A friend of his came by my office to tell me the
Working with Attachment and Family
Summer Adams
7 October 2016
Being separated from my daughters is not easy, but sometimes it is necessary to have some time away without feeling guilty. I am currently traveling
Buddhistdoor View: Balancing “Family” Love with Love for All Beings
Buddhistdoor Global
9 September 2016
The Buddha’s approach to human relationships has not always been universally admired. Perhaps his most socially contentious deed was his abandonment of his family and
“Mind the Gap Between Appearance and Reality”—Barry Kerzin Offers a More Nuanced View of Happiness
Raymond Lam
24 March 2016
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
Buddhistdoor View: Dharma and the Erotic
Buddhistdoor Global
12 June 2015
A good deal of contemporary Buddhist literature exists that confronts unhealthy and deluded ideas of romantic and sexual love. Today’s popular media and advertising certainly
Tocharian Lives and Loves: Haunting Mummies and their Buddhist Descendants
Raymond Lam
17 October 2014
Amidst the harshness and death of the desert, a remarkably well-preserved cadaver (1800–500 BCE) was found in 2006 at the Xiaohe necropolis near Lop Nur,
The Familiar Oddities of Ikkyū Sōjun
Andrew Whitehead
27 May 2014
Dr. Andrew K. Whitehead is Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta USA. He specializes
Parent’s Instruction Manual
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
My new iPhone came in a beautiful box all nicely packed with all the accessories and the user guide. It’s working well and once in
Love versus Attachment
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
Consider if you were asked to decipher the difference between love and attachment… how would you answer? In the first instance both are perceived to
Buddhist Perspective on Misbehaviors or Crimes
Michael Glick
26 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 12, June 2009. By the standards of American law, I am a criminal.
Love and Compassion: Rumi’s Seven Pieces of Advice
Dr. Thomas Lau
15 October 2012
Original Chinese text: Dr. Thomas Lau Translation: Isabelle Tsang English editing: Dr. Thomas Lau This summer, the Anatolia Cultural & Dialog Centre of Turkey and
“It was the first and last time we had any physical contact” – True Love and the Spiritual Life
Ittoku
1 October 2012
Who better to teach us about love than a modern master who once found himself in the same turbulent situation? There are many who might