Category: Arts & Culture
From The Under 35 Project: “No. 3/No. 13, 1/500, and Meditation/Art”
In this latest post from The Under 35 Project, Caitlin Strom explains why she loves meditation and art in equal measure.
Remembering Joe Strummer, activist Heidi Minx shares a favorite dharma-song
For Joe Strummer's birthday, punk activist Heidi Minx recalls a performance of his that really captures something about Buddhist practice.
Music and meditation go hand in hand at San Francisco Zen Center
In the public’s minds, Zen temples are probably most often envisioned as bastions of quietude and order. But the pioneers at San Francisco Zen Center—which just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary—see something more. They see a realm where statues of bodhisattvas can collude with sculptures made of sound.
See “Floating Echo,” the inflatable Buddha in New York’s East River
At Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, New York, a 10-foot inflatable Buddha statue sits in the East River while pedestrians pass by.
Buddhist and Muslim leaders jointly condemn violence in Burma
American Buddhist and Muslim leaders have issued a joint statement condemning violence between the two religious communities in Myanmar.
Read and sign this open letter from the Buddhist community regarding Islamophobia
A group of Buddhists has issued this open letter expressing their concerns about Islamophobia from governments and the Buddhist community.
The passing of Tibetan Buddhist master Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
The Tibetan Buddhist master and onetime abbot of Thrangu Monastery, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, died suddenly this morning.
Inside Film: Johanna Demetrakas, Crazy Wisdom
Buddhadharma sits down with Johanna Demetrakas to discuss her latest film, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama comments on the death of Adam Yauch
Adam had helped us raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and he will be remembered by His Holiness and the Tibetan people.