Category: Buddhist Wisdom

For no mere mortal can resist…

Steve Silberman shares an anecdote about a Tibetan death ceremony.

An excerpt from Shin teacher Kentetsu Takamori's new book Something You Forgot… Along the Way: Stories of Wisdom and Learning.

Thersa Matsuura's debut collection of short stories, A Robe of Feathers, is a darkly insightful look at how myth and reality can blur.

Damien Keown's book review is a vital discussion: where and how assisted suicide, compassion, and the end of suffering might interrelate.

Pramana as defined by Andy Karr, a Buddhist teacher in the Vajrayana tradition.

While insight into the truth of no-self, is an important step, says the Dalai Lama, it doesn’t go far enough.

Norman Fischer says that when it comes to teaching the dharma in the West, it’s important to be open and flexible.

Narayan Liebenson Grady went to Taiwan just before Master Sheng Yen died, hoping to see him one last time. She reports on his final days.

The teachers are asked "Is it ever appropriate for a teacher to be wrathful with a student?"

Nancy Lin reviews "Buddhism Between Tibet and China" and "On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet: The Nyemo Incident of 1969".