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.”
From Traditional Roots to Modern Mindfulness: The Movement of Vipassana Meditation in the 20th Century
Dipen Barua
23 February 2024
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
Writing Dance in Stone, Part One
Joseph Houseal
17 February 2024
BDG columnist Joseph Houseal explores the historical legacies and heritage of ritual dance traditions from the world of Buddhism and beyond
Online Dharma: Tergar Meditation Community Announces “Living, Dying, and Beyond” Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
5 February 2024
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced the Mingyur Rinpoche will lead an online retreat from 15–17 March on the theme “Living, Dying, and Beyond.”
Metta’s Silent Treatment
Mettamorphsis
5 February 2024
Resting in silence and loving-kindness, we can embrace the uncertain place where we are
Theravada Teacher Ajahn Brahm Teaching in Hong Kong in March
Raymond Lam
2 February 2024
The abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Australia brings his signature humor and warmth to a series of events about kindfulness in hard times
Skillfully Bringing Buddhism to the West: San Diego’s Dharma Bum Temple, Part One
Kassidy Evans
2 February 2024
How a local Buddhist temple in San Diego is bringing the heart of authentic Buddhist practice to American seekers
“Homeless” Kodo Sawaki: From Brothel Worker to Buddhist Monk
Victor M. Parachin
31 January 2024
Exploring the life, teachings, and sayings of one of the important and insightful 20th century Zen masters in Japan
Walking Down the Road
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 January 2024
A reflection on the how walking and seated meditation can bring us into intimate contact with our mind
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment Developing Buddhist Cultural Center at Kirirom National Park
Dipen Barua
19 January 2024
The Cambodian government is building an eco-friendly space for Dharma practice in the heart of the serene forests and mountains
Giving and Receiving
Maia Duerr
17 January 2024
A meditation on the virtue of generosity in our lives