“There Is No Pizza in Nibbana” — Mirka Knaster and Robert Pryor on Anagarika Munindra

An interview by Danny Fisher with the authors of Living This Life Fully, a book reviewed earlier this year in Buddhadharma.

I Kinda Vow author Genine Lentine explains the background to her Half-Moon Ceremony

Genine Lentine explains the humorous piece she wrote for Buddhadharma, where she created a ceremony of vows called the Half-Moon Ceremony.

Saturday Night at the Raccoon Lodge

Barry Magid grapples with the difficulty of dharma taking root in America as it adopts different cultural rituals.

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Seeing Ourselves Clearly

“The suffering and happiness each of us experiences is a reflection of the distortion or clarity with which we view ourselves and the world.”

The One Heart of Flight 93

Sensei Anthony Stultz served as the Buddhist chaplain at the tenth anniversary memorial for the victims of Flight 93.

What to Do When Energy Runs Wild

Advanced meditation practices can cause energy imbalances that lead to serious physical and emotional problems, Ken McLeod explains.

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The Writer’s Way

Ruth Ozeki reviews "Writing as Enlightenment: Buddhist American Literature Into the Twenty-First Century".

Book Briefs: Winter 2011

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from Winter 2011.

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Why I’m Not a Buddhist

Stephen Schettini explains his justification for practicing Buddhism without calling himself a Buddhist.

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Pico Iyer on Graham Greene, the Dalai Lama, and “The Man Within My Head”

Pico Iyer's name is likely familiar to you; he's been a frequent contributor to Lion's Roar, writing about the Dalai Lama, music, travel.