Category: Arts & Culture
Elizabeth Hamilton reflects on Joko Beck’s life at memorial service
On July 2, a memorial for Charlotte Joko Beck was held at the Zen Center of San Diego (ZCSD). Fifty people (including several roshis) were in attendance.
Profile: The Plum Village Tradition in America
Andrea Miller profiles Thich Nhat Hanh's American branch of the Plum Village sangha, the Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California.
A visit to the Chan Meditation Center in New York
Tynette Deveaux, editor of Buddhadharma, profiles the Chan Meditation Center in Queens, NY, founded by Chan Master Sheng Yen.
Inside Art, with Kay Larson
Kay Larson reviews "Grain of Emptiness", an exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art.
Updated: Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: “Reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated”
As we'd reported here earlier, Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer, in the form of a tumor on his parotid gland.
The Golden Rule
All religions preach it, we’re all taught it, but how many of us live it? Karen Armstrong argues that living the Golden Rule is the key.
Talking Buddhism, film, and literature with John Whalen-Bridge
Danny Fisher interviews John Whalen-Bridge about his new writings on Buddhism in America and Buddhist themes in pop culture.
Profile: Won Institute
Andrea Miller profiles the Won Institute, an academic institution that teaches Won Buddhist studies, applied meditation and acupuncture.
The Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on the recent meeting of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
Danny Fisher speaks with the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi about a recent Center for Interfaith Action meeting he attended.
The Art of Being Present
I’ve always thought that making art is like jumping from the edge of a cliff, writes Meredith Monk.