Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Inside the Fall 2016 Buddhadharma magazine
Look inside the Fall 2016 issue of Buddhadharma, with features on the bodhisattva vow, the late Zenkei Blanche Hartman, rimay, and more.
Book Briefs for Fall 2016
Rory Lindsay reviews "Dream Yoga," "Gods of Medieval Japan," "The Spirit of Tibetan Buddhism," and more.
Get Very, Very Close
Sayadaw U Pandita’s shares his instructions for satipatthana vipassana.
Democracy is Good For Sanghas
In many Buddhist communities, teachers have dominant governing roles, but democracy is vital in order for Buddhism to flourish in the West.
Healing and the Reality of Death
We view our desire to get rid of disease as a desire to avoid death. But it is often just the opposite: it is an attempt to avoid life.
The Ultimate Happiness: An exclusive interview with the Dalai Lama
In this exclusive conversation, the Dalai Lama talks about human goodness, and how caring for others is the ultimate source of your own happiness.
Book Reviews for September 2016
We review Orgyen Chowang's "Our Pristine Mind," Shinzen Young's "The Science of Enlightenment," a Zen poetry book, and more.
The “Alphabet Heart Sutra”
Aura Glaser express the truth of the Buddha's Heart Sutra in 26 words — from A to Z.
Who Was Padmasambhava?
Who is Padmasambhava? We answer your questions on Buddhism and meditation.
The First Noble Misunderstanding
There's a lot of misunderstanding about meditation. In fact, that's pretty much all that meditation is — the process of seeing how very much you've misunderstood about it and everything else.
Why Larung Gar, the Buddhist institute in eastern Tibet, is important
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy is a major center of Buddhist monasticism and study in Tibet. It faces demolition later this month.
Who Is Tara the Liberator?
Three Buddhist teachers explain the significance of the deity Tara.
The Practice of Recollection
The Buddha called recollection "the only way." Quite simply, recollection is remembering to establish the attention with full awareness on the present.
Mingyur Rinpoche reveals what happened during his four years as a wandering yogi
Mingyur Rinpoche says the best part of his time as a wandering yogi was his near death experience, which taught him to rejoice in everything.
A Day in the Life of the Dalai Lama
The daily routine of one of the world's most beloved religious leaders, as told by the Dalai Lama to Pico Iyer.
Getting started with “Dream Yoga”
Lindsay Kyte reviews the new book by Andrew Holecek. Plus: Holecek's own explanation of dream yoga, and how to do it.
What Does “Rinpoche” Mean?
Rinpoche translates literally to "Precious Jewel." But what does it really mean to Buddhists?
Book Reviews for July 2016
We review Mark Gerzon's "The Reunited States of America," Dzogchen Ponlop's "Emotional Rescue," a Buddhist baby book, and more.
Death on the ICU
As a Buddhist chaplain on a Medical ICU, Phyllis Coletta saw the suffering patients and families endured, and knew we all have to do better.
Feminine Principal
The principal figure in Buddhism is the teacher, a role traditionally dominated by men. Andrea Miller profiles three women teachers — Trudy Goodman, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, and Lama Palden Drolma — who are changing the face of Buddhism and making the teachings whole.