Archives: BD Articles
What is Interdependent Origination?
Interdependent Origination as defined by Francesca Fremantle, a scholar and translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan works.
Profile: Zen Hospice Society
People who enter the Zen Hospice Project are not seeking a path of meditation, and they will not hear much about “Zen” or “Buddhism” while they are there.
Do Buddhists Pray?
A panel discussion with Mark Unno, Rev. Shohaku Okumura, Sarah Harding and Bhante Madawala Seelawimala on Buddhist prayer.
Readers’ Exchange: Workplace
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to the workplace.
The Three Bodies of Enlightenment
A teaching on the three kayas by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
What is Yogacara?
Yogacara as defined by Charles Muller, an academic who specializes in Korean Buddhism.
Earthquakes and Blossoms Appear
Zen teachings of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, who died tragically while trying to save his young daughter from drowning.
Panel: Full-Time Practice
Joseph Goldstein, Judy Lief and Robert Thurman discuss the role of full-time practice in the West.
Readers’ Exchange: Illness
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to illness.
Awakening “the One Who Knows”
The late Ajahn Chah teaches on the clear and penetrating knowing which frees us from the deception and suffering of untrained mind.
Illness: The Way Beyond Suffering
In August 1995, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given just weeks to live. Over the next year I was close to death many times.
After twenty years, I’m wondering: “What’s the point?”
I've been a Buddhist for more than twenty years and I've done a lot of meditation practice. More and more I find myself asking "What's the point?"
Reader’s Exchange: Parenthood
Readers share their experience of practice in everyday on the topic of parenting.
The Issue of Faith in a Non-theistic Religion
What does faith mean to a Buddhist? Zen teacher Norman Fischer talks with Sharon Salzberg about the conclusions she draws in her new book.
How Do We Develop Faith?
The Buddha once told this story about faith: A herd of cows arrives at the bank of a wide stream. The mature ones see the stream and simply wade across it.
The Practice of Parenthood
I remember to set down my solid baggage, unpack and get into the adventure of raising my child.