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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.

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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.

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Ask the Teachers: How can we practice when dealing with dementia?

The teachers are asked "What happens to our right effort if we lose the ability to practice or to work with our mind?"

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Ask the Teachers: How can I engage with emotions in a way that turns me towards the Dharma?

The teachers are asked how to engage emotional provocations and self-centeredness in ways that turn us toward dharma practice and life.

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Our Path Is Limitless and Vast

While women may feel constrained by Buddhist institutions, the dharma itself poses no such limitations, says Joan Sutherland.

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Discover Your Innermost Awareness

In his teaching on the essence of Dzogchen, the Dalai Lama describes the shock that naturally accompanies innermost awareness, the basis of all reality.

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Therapy Can Only Go So Far

Therapy is a powerful tool, says Buddhist psychologist Paul Fulton, but it can't solve the problem of being human.