Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Discovering the True Nature of Mind
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal teaches us a Dzogchen meditation that goes from contemplating our worst enemy to the discovery that mind is empty, clear and blissful.
Forum: Formless Meditation
A panel discussion with Ajahn Sumedho, Reverend Patricia Dai-En Bennage, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Gaylon Ferguson on shikantaza – formless meditation.
See the True Nature, then Let Go and Relax in That
An interview with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche that turned into a Mahamudra teaching on the spot.
Buddha Is Right Here
Buddhadharma presents two of Suzuki Roshi's talks that address the fundamental koan – the life we lead at this moment.
A New Vision for Zen Center
Julia Sommer reports on an intensive three-year process at San Francisco Zen Center to set its goals for the future.
Readers’ Essays: Creativity
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to creativity.
The Future of Zen
Interviews with experts Sojun Mel Weitsman, Steve Hagen, Jiko Linda Cutts, & John Tarrant on how Zen is evolving in the West.
Listen, Think, Practice and Realize Your Life As Peace
This teaching by Maezumi Roshi on practicing the dharma was first given in Los Angeles in 1994.
White Plums and Lizard Tails: The story of Maezumi Roshi and his American Lineage
The story of a great Zen teacher—Taizan Maezumi Roshi—and his dharma heirs. Finding innovative ways to express their late teacher’s inspiration, the White Plum sangha is one of the most vital in Western Buddhism.