Category: Buddhist Wisdom

Journeys: What About My Retreat?

Maureen Connor reflects on the ups and downs of organizing her first retreat, and sense of community that it brings.

Konchog Norbu reports on the new Showtime documentary series, Time of Death, to see how it approaches a difficult topic.

The West has a misconception that printing was invented in Europe. In fact, the origins of printing on paper comes from Chinese Buddhism.

Wisdom Publications has entered into an agreement with Simon & Schuster for the sales and fulfillment of its entire catalog of Buddhist books.

The next book Zen teacher and social activist Peter Matthiessen draws from his experiences meditating and Bearing Witness at Auschwitz.

Here is the gate through which the buddhas come into the world, born of women, born of wisdom. Judith Simmer-Brown comments on this koan.

Associate Editor Rod Meade Sperry's editorial introduction of the November 2013 issue of Lion's Roar magazine.

The Dalai Lama and Aung Sang Suu Kyi meet together in Prague, praise Vaclav Havel at human rights conference.

Our deepest and most beautiful wish is to become a better person. Just follow the wanting itself, says Zen teacher John Tarrant. That is the gate.

Ann Shaftel says there are many things we can and must do to preserve sacred Buddhist art.