Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Steve Silberman asks, “What Kind of Buddhist was Steve Jobs, Really?”
The discussion of the Steve Jobs/Buddhism connection continues, and now Steve Silberman has weighed in with a contribution.
Gone, but here
Donna Quesada, author of The Buddha in the Classroom, reflects on birth, death, losses, and gains.
What Is Karma and Why Should it Matter to You?
Karma is essential to Buddhist psychology, says Toni Bernhard, because karma molds our character.
Two poems from Leza Lowitz’s “Yoga Heart”
Two poems from Yoga Heart: Lines on the Six Perfections, by Leza Lowitz.
The Face of Western Buddhism
Sociologist James Coleman looks at the emerging Buddhist population in America and who will shape the new public face of Buddhism.
The Challenges Ahead
Two hundred teachers gathered for a Buddhist Teachers Council to discuss the future of Buddhism in the West. A forum on the key issues.
A Sane Life
In this teaching, the late American Zen pioneer Charlotte Joko Beck reminds us that having a sane and satisfying life comes from having a sane and balanced practice.
In Memoriam: Joko Beck
Barry Magid remembers the great pioneer of American Zen, Charlotte Joko Beck, whose influence changed our thoughts on the nature of practice.
Review: The Taming of the Demons: Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism
There once stood a buddha coated in spiders, scorpions, and snakes. He had nine vile heads, enormous wings, eighteen hands clasping fearsome instruments, and spat fire as he trampled the beings underneath him.
Book Briefs Fall 2011
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Fall 2011 issue of Buddhadharma.