Category: Buddhist Wisdom
This Zen priest teaches the Buddha’s middle-way approach to eating
Meet the Silicon Valley data scientist who is using the example of the Buddha to help Americans rethink their relationship to food.
The Bodhisattva Vow
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche explains; those who take the bodhisattva vow make one simple commitment: to put others first, holding nothing back for themselves.
Sometimes Full, Sometimes Half Full
All of our actions however small, can have wondrous effects, says Norman Fischer, but only if we are wholehearted enough in our practice of ethical conduct.
Open View, Solid Ground
Jamgon Kongtrul championed the view of rimay, recognizing the inherent value of all Buddhist teachings. But as Alex Gardner explains, he remained firmly loyal to his own tradition.
What are Kalpas?
In traditional Buddhist cosmology, kalpas are unfathomably long periods of time.
When Thich Nhat Hanh Met a French Soldier
In Vietnam during the French Indochina War, Thich Nhat Hanh made an unlikely connection with a French soldier.
Artist/author Rima Fujita to be honored for new book, “Tibetan Identity”
On December 22, Rima Fujita's book, "Tibetan Identity," will be inaugurated by Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration.
It! It! It!
Forty years after his first sesshin, actor and writer Peter Coyote finally gets the point of Zen.
Book Reviews for January 2017
We review Mary Oliver's "Upstream," Samuel Bercholz's "A Guided Tour of Hell," Charles Johnson's "The Way of the Writer," and more.