Archives: BD Articles
The Cho-mos of Ladakh: From Servants to Practitioners
Jan Willis reveals why and how life is getting better for the nuns of Ladakh after the Sakyadhita conference in 1995.
Intoxicants: Name Your Poison
I like to get a little out of it now and then, but I don't like to get too out of it too much, and thus my rule is to do as little as possible of any intoxicants, including caffeine.
Readers’ Essays: Intoxicants
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to intoxicants.
See the True Nature, then Let Go and Relax in That
An interview with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche that turned into a Mahamudra teaching on the spot.
Buddha Is Right Here
Buddhadharma presents two of Suzuki Roshi's talks that address the fundamental koan – the life we lead at this moment.
A New Vision for Zen Center
Julia Sommer reports on an intensive three-year process at San Francisco Zen Center to set its goals for the future.
Readers’ Essays: Creativity
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to creativity.
Fully Engaged in Body, Speech and Mind
Anne Klein on the foundational practices of Dzogchen, through which we can meet the dharma with our entire being and dissolve conceptual mind into the “great expanse” that is liberation.
Forum: The Importance of Study
The Importance of Study: a panel discussion with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, John Daido Loori, Christina Feldman and Georges Dreyfus.