Category: Teachings
About a Poem: Henry Shukman on Hakuin Ekaku’s “The Monkey is Reaching”
Henry Shukman analyzes Hakuin Ekaku's poem, "The Monkey is Reaching".
Are We Really Taking Refuge?
Carolyn Rose Gimian reflects on modern-day practitioners’ ambivalent commitment to the three jewels and considers what we might be losing.
Pulling Strings
Sangye Khandro fondly remembers translating for Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, a quintessential Dzogchen master of modern times.
A Teacher of Teachers
Samuel Bercholz, founder and chairman of Shambhala Publications, fondly recalls the life and teaching of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche.
It’s All Good
Everything is either wisdom or a distortion of wisdom, says Anne Carolyn Klein. Once we see this, we can relax and follow the path.
Why the Wheel Turns Three Times
A buddha is someone who sees the way things really are. When we see the way things really are, we see that we are all interdependent.
Buddhism and photography: What’s the connection?
When we think of Buddhism and art, we might think of ancient paintings, not modern photography. Andy Karr and Michael Wood discuss their art.
The Teacher-Student Relationship
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on how our relationship with the teacher evolves in the three vehicles of Buddhism.
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, Two Great Paths
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, the Great Perfection and the Great Seal, are powerful meditative systems for revealing the nature of mind.
The Genjo Koan
Dogen’s seminal teaching, The Genjo Koan, translated by Robert Aitken and Kazuaki Tanahashi.