Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Forum: The Beauty of Renunciation
<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="/storage/Win2013/Forum_Sravasti-Abbey.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1383922388135" alt="/></span></span> <p class="intro">Renunciation is about more than just doing without things. It’s the beautiful realization that you already have everything you need.</p>
The Problem of Evil
There may be no good or evil in absolute reality says Norman Fischer, but in the relative world there certainly is.
What Are the Four Negations?
Take any pair of opposites. Madhyamaka logic looks at four possibilities and refutes them in turn, creating four negations.
Ocean of Dharma
Barry Boyce surveys Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's vast body of teachings and their lasting impact on how Buddhism is understood and practiced.
Book Reviews for May 2017
We review a graphic novel about the life of the Dalai Lama, titled "Man of Peace," "The Mind Illuminated" by Culadasa and Matthew Immergut, and more.
What Is Karma?
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Jan Chozen Bays, and Jeffrey Hopkins discuss the Buddhist doctrine of karma and why it is essential.
Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh
bell hooks meets with Thich Nhat Hanh to ask: how do we build a community of love?
A Sudden Goodbye
When her teacher Kyogen Carlson died suddenly on September 18, 2014, Sallie Jiko Tisdale reeled from the shock of it. Then she quickly got down to work.
Dead Like Me
He tries to picture himself eating his favorite food or snorkeling an unknown sea, but sometimes thoughts of death just keep on coming. Here, in thirteen ways, Ira Sukrungruang unpacks what it means to be dead.
Does No-Thought Mean No Thought?
Working with thoughts is a central practice in Buddhism. But what does that mean exactly? Are we truing to stop thoughts or not? A Chan Buddhist view.