Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Review of “The Women of the Way”
The Women of the Way: Discovering 2,500 years of Buddhist Wisdom by Sally Tisdale, reviewed by Roko Sherry Chayat.
The Pros & Cons of a Solitary Retreat
A solitary retreat offers the opportunity to deepen one’s practice in profound and lasting ways. But it’s not without pitfalls.
The Three Lineages
Inspiration, innovation, institution—Reginald A. Ray looks at the different manifestations of lineage and how they maintain their awakened quality.
Forum: How to Be a Student
Sharon Salzberg, Norman Fischer, and The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on how the student-teacher relationship really works.
Just These Two Things: Mind and Matter
The late Sayadaw U Silananda explains that the purpose of vipassana meditation is to see mind and matter clearly, and to see that there is only mind and matter.
What is Tendrel?
Tendrel, as defined by Tyler Dewar, an oral and textual translator for Nalandabodhi, an international network of Buddhist study and meditation centers.
Where Outer and Inner Meet
Eva Wong explains kanyu, the Taoist philosophy of external and internal harmony that is the basis of feng shui, energetic principles that govern nature.
Embracing Conflict in Sangha
More and more American sanghas are turning to new and creative approaches to address interpersonal conflicts in their communities.
The Kind of Guru I Had
The late Dzogchen master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche recalls the profound influence of his teacher, Samten Gyatso, and the early teachings he received from him.
Forum: The Lojong Mind Training Practices
Judy Lief, Ken McLeod, and B. Alan Wallace discuss the seven points of mind training and how they work in our daily lives.
Will Marriage Get in the Way of My Practice?
I’m worried about how marriage might conflict with my practice. How can you come to terms with attachment and ultimately renounce it, AND be married?
Forum Essays
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to the generational divide and diversity within the sangha.
Meet The Three Lords of Materialism
The Lords of Form, Speech, and Mind - we think they'll make us happy and secure, but Carolyn Gimian tells us that everything wrong with the world and our lives is their creation.
I Married a Monk
Sumi Loundon expects the worst when she and her boyfriend ask his Zen master for permission to marry. But a personal bodhisattva has already intervened.
Suffering’s Not the Only Story
In the midst of great personal pain and confusion, says Sylvia Boorstein, we can be alive to the momentary gaps where our minds change course.
How American Women Are Changing Buddhism
The role of American Buddhist women is unprecedented and may change Buddhism forever.
The Wise Woman Who Talked Back to God
The Ancient Buddhist tale of the Seven Wise Sisters has Zen Teacher Bonnie Myotai Treace thinking about the koan of gender.
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
Mariana Caplan's moving memoir of her mother's death, a rare account of death looked straight in the face and a powerful lesson in the pain of holding on.
Forum: Barriers to the Dharma
A discussion of race, class and education, and how they’re limiting who becomes interested in Buddhism. Featuring Paul Haller, Marlene Jones, Charles Prebish, and Guy McCloskey.