Category: Buddhist Wisdom
It’s Time for Buddhists to Address Ableism and Accessibility
Often, people with mobility impairments are excluded from encountering the dharma. The time is ripe to address accessibility head-on.
Flip through “The Story of Mu,” a book about your child’s true nature
In The Story of Mu, author James Cordova proposes the classic starter koan Mu for your kids' contemplation.
Zazen: Just Ordinary Mind
Our natural mind is clear, simple, and ordinary. The practice of Zen meditation, says Susan Murphy, is simply to abandon anything extra. Then the ordinary reveals its magic.
Inside the Spring 2016 Buddhadharma magazine
This issue explores enlightenment, dharma accessibility, and the many faces of Avalokiteshvara.
Understanding emptiness — in 50 words or less
“Emptiness.” It’s a fundamental Buddhist concept — but what does it mean? And how could you explain it to someone else?
What Are the Eight Worldly Concerns?
The eight worldly concerns classify the attachments and aversions that yoke us to samsara—the four hopes and four fears, which we cycle through endlessly.
Is enlightenment off-limits to laypeople?
Three teachers discuss whether Buddhists must in ordain to achieve enlightenment.
Buddhism’s Big Lies
Karen Maezen Miller breaks down the three most common lies in Buddhist discourse.
Review: Stephen Batchelor’s “After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age”
In his latest and most ambitious work, "After Buddhism," Stephen Batchelor makes a sustained and serious attempt to argue for his vision of Buddhism.
There Is No Blame
“There are no human enemies,” says Sylvia Boorstein, “only confused people needing help.”