Category: Dharma & Society
How to watch “Inside Out” and start talking about emotions with your kids
Inside Out will delight children and help them appreciate their emotions. Melissa Myozen Blacker offers tips for watching it together.
At Tibet House, Bowie tributes from Iggy Pop, Sharon Jones, and the Patti Smith Group
The annual Tibet House benefit concert took place in New York last night, and a number of the great acts assembled there.
Happily Ever After
A gay couple’s decision to wed threw them into the heart of an American culture war.
Iggy Pop, Sharon Jones, FKA twigs, and more to join Philip Glass at this year’s Tibet House benefit concert
The annual concert to benefit Tibet House is nearly upon us, and the lineup is, as usual, impressive.
Ashes to ashes — David Bowie’s Buddhist death ceremony
In the time since the passing of the great David Bowie, we’ve seen the influence of Buddhism in his life and work, and shared words of appreciation from Bowie’s friend and onetime Buddhist teacher. Now, the Associated Press reports, the influence of Buddhism was seen one last time, in the musician and artist’s death ceremony. According…
Christiana Figueres cites Thich Nhat Hanh’s influence in Paris climate talks
Figueres is the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In this mic-dropping poetry slam, George Yamazawa out-logics slurs with Buddhism
In rhythmic verse, George Yamazawa talks about the power of words as insults and poetry, and the love that Buddhism inspires.
Waking Up to Patriarchy
Gloria Steinem and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo talk about personal challenges they’ve faced, progress they’ve seen, and why there’s still more to be done.
Garry Shandling tells the Dalai Lama a joke — and bombs
Shandling is hardly the first to bomb with a Buddhism joke told to the Dalai Lama.
Spiritual writer and teacher Stephen Levine dies
The American spiritual writer and teacher Stephen Levine has died at age 78. A brief announcement on the Facebook page shared between Stephen and wife Ondrea Levine states: Dear Friends, Stephen passed away at home in his bed this afternoon after a long illness. He was 78 years old. His heart has gone to God. His…
What Is Lion’s Roar?
Our editor-in-chief explains how our magazine's new name reflects shifts in the vast and varied world of American Buddhism.
Watch Lama Chime Rinpoche’s tribute to David Bowie
In response to the loss of David Bowie, his friend and onetime teacher Lama Chime Rinpoche has issued a video tribute.
Mitsu Suzuki, widow of Zen pioneer Shunryu Suzuki, dies at age 101
Mitsu Suzuki, a fixture of American Zen, is ailing.
A New Year’s Resolution for the Planet
Nadia Colburn looks at how Buddhists and environmental activists can keep moving forward after the Paris Climate Conference.
Watch the trailer for “My Buddha is Punk”
My Buddha is Punk is a new documentary about a 25-year-old punk rocker in Burma, named Kyaw Kyaw, who uses his music to raise awareness of social issues.
How are Buddhists responding to the refugee crisis?
The refugee crisis: there's lots of quibbling (and worse) going on around it. But the reality is, only action can help.
Emma Watson talks love of meditation, yoga, Buddhism
Watson says her interest in meditation is born of an interest in Buddhism.
What is your favorite music lyric that reminds you of a Buddhist teaching?
In each issue of our magazine, we ask you, our readers, to "Share Your Wisdom" by answering a question we've put to you.
Buddhists come together for 21st UN climate change meeting
The 21st United Nations conference on climate change starts on Monday, and Buddhists around the world are busy working to raise awareness.