Category: Dharma in Daily Life
To Know the Suffering of War
Sister Chan Khong remembers the suffering of the years of war in Vietnam and what they taught her about human nature.
Where Are the Stars in This Dark Night?
We believe that growth can be endless, that consumption need have no limits, that meaning is found in things, that aggression brings peace. Margaret Wheatley asks: What happened to our ideals?
Who Was Otagaki Rengetsu?
Grace Schireson on the life, art, and poetics of the Zen nun Otagaki Rengetsu, a woman “humbled by life’s blows as well as its beauty.”
The Dharma of Online Dating
In our March 2019 issue, Lindsay Kyte explored the dharma of dating as she followed her friend Alicia navigating the wacky world of online dating. Now, in part two, we continue to follow the journey as Alicia navigates meeting her matches face-to-face.
A Buddhist Teacher’s Advice for Online Dating
Buddhist teacher Susan Piver shares her advice for entering the online dating world.
Zen and the Way of Tidying
Marie Kondo's philosophy of tidying is sweeping the globe. If you take the fad seriously, writes Cristina Moon, it can offer a glimpse of the profound.
Power & Heart: Black and Buddhist in America
At the first-ever gathering of Buddhist teachers of black African descent held at New York’s Union Theological Seminary, two panels of leading Buddhist teachers took questions about what it means to be a black Buddhist in America today.
Endless Lifetimes, Endless Benefit
Bethany Saltman talks with Tenzin Palmo about rebirth, merit, and the bodhisattva vow.
You Are Already Dying
The most profound meditation, says Joan Halifax, is contemplating the certainty of your own death.
Is Buddhism a Religion?
Is Buddhism a religion, psychology, or way of life? Our three experts, Charles Prebish, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Joan Sutherland, join the debate.