Category: Teachings
Meet The Three Lords of Materialism
The Lords of Form, Speech, and Mind - we think they'll make us happy and secure, but Carolyn Gimian tells us that everything wrong with the world and our lives is their creation.
I Married a Monk
Sumi Loundon expects the worst when she and her boyfriend ask his Zen master for permission to marry. But a personal bodhisattva has already intervened.
The Wise Woman Who Talked Back to God
The Ancient Buddhist tale of the Seven Wise Sisters has Zen Teacher Bonnie Myotai Treace thinking about the koan of gender.
Forum: Barriers to the Dharma
A discussion of race, class and education, and how they’re limiting who becomes interested in Buddhism. Featuring Paul Haller, Marlene Jones, Charles Prebish, and Guy McCloskey.
The Zen Priest’s Koan
Sojun Mel Weitsman once asked Suzuki Roshi, “What does it mean to be ordained as a Zen priest?” The answer—“I don’t know”—has been his koan ever since.
What is Khandha?
Khandha as defined by Ajahn Punnadhammo, an abbot of the Theravada tradition.
Ultimately You’re Healthy, Relatively You Die
Will Meditation make you healthy? Barbara Rhodes, Jan Chozen Bays, David Shlim, and Mitchell Levy, discuss the Buddhist view of health.
Mind Is Buddha
A simple three-word koan. Or just a one-word koan: buddhanature. So deceptively simple, yet it penetrates to the very heart of the matter.
In Translation: Great Perfection in the Palm of Your Hand
Great Perfection in the palm of your hand. The seminal text Essential Advice for Solitary Meditation Practice, by the late Dudjom Rinpoche.
What is a Yidam?
A yidam as defined by Sarah Harding, a Tibetan translator and lama in the Kagyü school of Vajrayana Buddhism.