Back to Basics
Maia Duerr
17 October 2024
A welcome reminder of the fundamental truths of reality that the Buddha offered in his first teaching and how they are still deeply relevant to our lives today
“Us Versus Them:” Buddhist Perspectives on Navigating Disagreement and Division
Kassidy Evans
23 September 2024
How we can seek truth, together, in a bitterly divided and polarized US society in the age of monetized misinformation
Embracing Suffering as Part of Your Journey
Margaret Meloni, PhD
22 August 2024
Margaret Meloni investigates the importance of courage and self-compassion as aspects of our practice in the face of suffering on the Noble Eightfold Path
No Rest, but Refuge
Margaret Meloni, PhD
25 June 2024
Margaret Meloni explores the meaning of taking refuge in the Triple Gem in a world of uncertainty and impermanence
Practicing Equanimity in the Face of Injustice: Social Activism and the Middle Path
Kassidy Evans
18 June 2024
How Buddhist values reinforces activism and can help make both Asian and Western approaches to bringing positive change more effective
Online Dharma: Jungto Society Opens Registration for Summer Intake of Jungto Dharma School with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim
Craig C Lewis
4 June 2024
Jungto Society, founded by the revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, has announced that its online Jungto Dharma School, will return in August.
Keeping Kammic Balance
Prof. David Dale Holmes
6 May 2024
Prof. David Holmes shares a teaching from the revered Thai monk Ajahn Suchart Abhijato
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.
Eight Weeks of Engaged Buddhism: A Dharma Bum Temple Program
Kassidy Evans
19 March 2024
Dharma Bum Temple’s Engaged Buddhist Training Program provides an eight-week long initiative ending with refuge and vow ceremonies
Perfections and Imperfections on the Noble Path
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 March 2024
Prof. David Dale Holmes considers what it means to embark on the Buddha’s path to liberation
Figurative Imagery of the Full Moon
Prof. David Dale Holmes
6 February 2024
Prof. David Dale Holmes explores symbolism and liberation on the Noble Eightfold Path
On the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Part Three: Arousing Energy and Attaining Rapture
Prof. David Dale Holmes
29 November 2023
Prof. David Holmes continues his examination of the seven factors of awakening