Drawing Boundaries
Heather Sanche
4 December 2015
When I was pregnant with Adelaide, many parents would congratulate me and offer up the wise advice to really enjoy the first years of parenthood.
Wonderwell Mountain Refuge—A Flowering of Buddhism in America
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
16 October 2015
As I arrive at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge for a weekend stay, it is immediately evident that while Wonderwell is a place of meditation, it is
Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for our Earth – The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes – Book Review
Caitlin Dwyer
16 October 2015
A few chapters into the newly published Time to Stand Up, I joined the Sierra Club, one of America’s largest and oldest environmental groups. About halfway
The Body of the Buddha: A Conversion Story
Jason Ranek
18 September 2015
It sometimes takes many years to understand the significance of life events. My journey into Buddhism began with an afternoon spent in an art museum
Speaking with Many Voices: Buddha’s Daughters
Caitlin Dwyer
14 November 2014
Buddha’s Daughters is a diverse collection of teachings by some of Buddhism’s big names. Popular writers like Sharon Salzberg, Jan Chozen Bays, Tara Brach, and Pema
A Glaswegian turned Buddhist: “Buddha Da” book review
Nina Müller
11 March 2014
Buddha Da was published in 2003 and was the first novel by Scottish Author Anne Donovan. It was shortlisted for the 2003 Orange Prize and the
A Zen Experience in New York
Sangeeta Bansal
8 March 2014
Sangeeta Bansal Ph.D, a researcher and writer, is also the founder of a non-profit called Mindside, which aims to make the benefits of mindfulness meditation
Sangharakshita’s “The Religion of Art”: Reconciling Buddhism with aesthetics
Jeffrey Martin
18 May 2013
If the goal of Buddhism is nirvana, or at least to live a life based on Buddhist principles, how does the creation or consumption of
Tradition and Innovation: Western Visions of Buddhist Community
Ittoku
30 July 2012
A friend once castigated me for supporting institutional religion. Hers was a critique based on an interpretation of European Enlightenment values and a secular suspicion
Buddhist Film Festival Europe 2011
Buddhistdoor Global
1 November 2011
One of the most vibrant and exciting events contemporary Buddhism offers is its film festivals, which usually take place annually and have for years driven
Reflections on Confession of a Buddhist Atheist (Stephen Batchelor)
Dr. Bill Mak
17 January 2011
Batchelor’s 2010 work is an autobiographical work composed of two parts which recounted his Buddhist experience as a monk and a layman. In this work,
In Memory of and a Tribute to Robert Aitken Roshi (1917 – 2010)
Raymond Lam
9 August 2010
“Facing my imminent death, I vow with all beings to go with the natural process at peace with whatever comes. When someone close to me