Category: Buddhist Wisdom
What does “Rinpoche” mean?
Rinpoche translates literally to "Precious Jewel." But what does it really mean to Buddhists?
Book Reviews for July 2016
We review Mark Gerzon's "The Reunited States of America," Dzogchen Ponlop's "Emotional Rescue," a Buddhist baby book, and more.
Death on the ICU
As a Buddhist chaplain on a Medical ICU, Phyllis Coletta saw the suffering patients and families endured, and knew we all have to do better.
Feminine Principal
The principal figure in Buddhism is the teacher, a role traditionally dominated by men. Andrea Miller profiles three women teachers — Trudy Goodman, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, and Lama Palden Drolma — who are changing the face of Buddhism and making the teachings whole.
Who Was Eihei Dogen?
If you're interested in Zen Buddhism and philosophy, Eihei Dogen is someone to know about.
The Thief Who Stole the World
Steve Antinoff remembers his first teacher, an intimidating Zen monk whose every gesture seemed charged with the Absolute.
All Part of Being Human
Dr. BJ Miller shares the story of how he came to devote his life to helping others face their death because he has stared straight at his own.
Life as Cinema
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche uses film and the cinema as a metaphor for Buddha's teaching about samsara and nirvana.
Basically Good
His Holiness the Dalai Lama on good heart, awakened mind, the causes of happiness and other basic principles of Buddhism. I believe that all human beings are of the same nature. At the mental and emotional levels we are the same. We all have the potential to become happy and nice people and we also…
Our Path Is Limitless and Vast
While women may feel constrained by Buddhist institutions, the dharma itself poses no such limitations, says Joan Sutherland.