Category: Teachings
What are Hungry Ghosts?
In Buddhism, hungry ghosts, or pretas, are beings who are tormented by desire that can never be sated.
Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen
Teachings on Dzogchen by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Nonexistent But Precious
Sylvia Boorstein looks at the paradoxes and subtleties in the central Buddhist concept of no-self.
Why Should I Care about the Abhidharma?
At first glance, the Abhidharma, with all its lists and analysis, may not seem so inviting. But give it another look, says Steven D. Goodman — it explains the entire world.
Notes on Dogen’s “Being–Time”
The title of Uji, translated as “Being–Time,” essentially contains the totality of the text. Unpacking the meaning of this hyphenated word opens a vast interconnecting vista of practice. The two characters u-ji are usually translated as arutoki or “for the time being.” Dogen separates the two characters (u meaning being, and ji meaning time) and…
Blooming in the Bardo
Buddhadharma editor Tynette Deveaux asks "Is it possible that collectively we might emerge from this bardo with a sense of blooming?"
An Ambivalent Revival: Buddhism in China Today
As China is changing, so is Chinese Buddhism, morphing to meet cultural forces and adapting to find a place in the economy. Justin Ritzinger provides an inside look.
All Beings Liberating, Together, At Once
Judy Roitman unpacks the Mahayana vision. "The essence of this vision," she says, "is a universe in which time and space are flexible, and in which beings are neither separate nor dissolved in each other."
Understanding What We’re Made Of
Randy Rosenthal breaks down the Buddha's discourse on establishing awareness in the "Mahasatipatthana Sutta."