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Shining in Freedom
"When you experience the three realms as self-arisen and self-liberated," asserted Milarepa, "you realize their true nature is shining in freedom." A teaching by the late Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche.
Why We Need Monasticism
A panel discussion with Robert Thurman, Jan Chozen Bays, Bhikkhu Bodhi and Ayya Tathaaloka. Introduction by Ajahn Amaro.
The Symbol and the Symbolized
A dharma discourse from the late John Daido Loori, Roshi on the profound meaning of art and creativity.
The Art of Awareness
What makes art a transformative practice, explains Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, is allowing the art to reflect a natural, uncontrived awareness.
Till We Meet Again
Robert Thurman pays tribute to Daido Loori and his legacy in American Buddhism.
Forum: Toughing It Out
How Practice Centers Are Dealing With the Recession: A panel discussion with Bob Agoglia, Jon Barbieri, Evan Kavanagh and Susan O’Connell.
Commentary: We’ve Come a Long Way
Charles Prebish reflects on the changes in American Buddhism that have occurred in the thirty years since the publication of his seminal work.
Lives Lived: Remembering Lisa Hilliard
Eve Rosenthal remembers the late Lisa Hilliard, a practitioner from the Shambhala sangha of Halifax.
Charting the Future of Buddhist Translation
The world’s leading Tibetan–English translators, Buddhist scholars, and lamas meet to plan for translating the Tibetan Buddhist canon.
Start With Your Body
A panel discussion with Phillip Moffitt, Cyndi Lee, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Reggie Ray. Introduction by Anne Carolyn Klein.
Blowing Smoke
Logan Beaudry befriends a strange newcomer and fellow smoker during a weeklong Rinzai retreat and learns how not to respond to the question, Where are you from?
Profile: Kwan Um School of Zen
Andrea profiles the Kwan Um School of Zen, founded by Master Seung Sahn in 1974.
What is Pramana?
Pramana as defined by Andy Karr, a Buddhist teacher in the Vajrayana tradition.
Beyond No-Self
While insight into the truth of no-self, is an important step, says the Dalai Lama, it doesn’t go far enough.
Why We Need a Plan B
Norman Fischer says that when it comes to teaching the dharma in the West, it’s important to be open and flexible.
Nothing to Cling To
Narayan Liebenson Grady went to Taiwan just before Master Sheng Yen died, hoping to see him one last time. She reports on his final days.
Commentary: Why We Need to Know Our Buddhist History
Rita Gross explains why it is important for our practice to understand the history of Buddhist movements.