Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Dharma Bum Temple’s New Way to Find a Buddhist Community
Dharma Bum Temple acts as training wheels for new Buddhists and shows them where to go next when they're ready.
Love Fights the Power
For bell hooks, fighting oppression doesn’t require anger or conflict—just opening our hearts and speaking the truth fearlessly.
What Are the Eight Consciousnesses?
Mahayana Buddhism breaks the mind into eight separate consciousnesses. What are they?
Through the Dharma Gate
The location of the gate — the forms of meditation — is fixed and known, but what will happen there can never be known ahead of time. Joan Sutherland on the place where form and formlessness meet.
Enlightenment in Female Form
Gelek Rinpoche argues that enlightenment is possible only when female and male energies are both present. Tara practices bring enlightened female energy.
Love and Liberation: An interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh on true love, the benefits of suffering, and insight that will set you free. He says he teaches original Buddhism with a Mahayana spirit.
Zen Mind, Vajra Mind
The late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche described Suzuki Roshi as his “accidental father” in America, and through their close friendship he gained great respect for the Zen tradition. In this talk, Chögyam Trungpa looks at the basic differences between Zen and tantra.
Ask the Teachers: How do I deal with doubt?
The teachers are asked, "how do I deal with doubt?"
The Way to Dismantle Ego’s Game
A teaching by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on how to take the fresh and open mind you’ve experienced into the rest of your life.
Book Reviews for March 2017
We review "May Cause Love" by Kassi Underwood, "The Awakening Body" by Reginald Ray, Khyentse Norbu's latest film, and more.