Archives: BD Articles
Forum: Heal the Self, Free the Self
John Welwood, Andrew Holecek, and Grace Schireson look at bringing together Western psychology and Buddhism to support one’s practice.
Let’s Talk: Get Ready for Conflict
Genjo Marinello says sanghas must take steps to prepare for ethical breaches and conflicts before they happen.
Ask the Teachers: When we meditate, who is meditating?
The teachers are asked "If meditation is ultimately about mind seeing its own true nature, how are we to understand the mind that meditates?"
First Thoughts
First thoughts from Thich Nhat Hanh, Jackie Ashley, Ajahn Khemasiri, and Ken McLeod to begin the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.
My Practice Without Meds
After years of treating her depression with medication and therapy, Kiera Van Gelder turned to Buddhist practice to heal.
I Vow to Be Political: Buddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means
Many Buddhists feel political and social engagement is an integral part of their practice. A forum on skillful strategies to benefit society.
Breaking Through
After twenty-one years of intensive study, Kelsang Wangmo, a German-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, has become the first woman to receive the prestigious geshe degree. In this report from 2012, Amy Yee recounts her unlikely and courageous journey.
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, Two Great Paths
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, the Great Perfection and the Great Seal, are powerful meditative systems for revealing the nature of mind.
The Genjo Koan
Dogen’s seminal teaching, The Genjo Koan, translated by Robert Aitken and Kazuaki Tanahashi.
All This Is Genjo Koan
The lifetime teaching of Dogen can be found in one phrase: Genjo koan, says Nishiari Bokusan, the late head of the Soto school.