Category: Buddhist Wisdom

Journeys: No Ordinary Teacher

Sometimes a teacher will come into our lives at just the right time, regardless of whether we’re looking for one or even know we need one.

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.

Review of "White Lama: The Life of Tantric Yogi Theos Bernard, Tibet’s Lost Emissary to the New World", by Douglas Veenhof.

Carolyn Rose Gimian reflects on modern-day practitioners’ ambivalent commitment to the three jewels and considers what we might be losing.

Sangye Khandro fondly remembers translating for Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, a quintessential Dzogchen master of modern times.

Samuel Bercholz, founder and chairman of Shambhala Publications, fondly recalls the life and teaching of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche.

Everything is either wisdom or a distortion of wisdom, says Anne Carolyn Klein. Once we see this, we can relax and follow the path.

A buddha is someone who sees the way things really are. When we see the way things really are, we see that we are all interdependent.

Genjo Marinello says sanghas must take steps to prepare for ethical breaches and conflicts before they happen.

First thoughts from Thich Nhat Hanh, Jackie Ashley, Ajahn Khemasiri, and Ken McLeod to begin the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.