Category: Arts & Culture
Chögyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University launches with catalog of over 170 recorded teachings
The new Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University is offering an online archive of recorded teachings by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in both audio, video, and transcript format.
Dakini Energy: Feminist-Buddhist Artist Michela Martello
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles the inspiring feminist-Buddhist artist Michela Martello—her life, her work, and the dream that put her on the spiritual path.
Remembering Wayne Shorter, Rogue Philosopher (1933-2023)
Rod Meade Sperry looks at the life, art, and Buddhism of the jazz great Wayne Shorter.
Welcoming the Year of the Water Rabbit
For Tibetan Buddhists, this week marks Losar, the new year — a time to clean house, cherish family, make offerings, contemplate the past year and welcome the new.
Finding My Spiritual Home as a Muslim and Buddhist
Som Pourfarzaneh’s two religions are sometimes at odds. Can he practice both without losing the richness of either?
Psychedelic Insight
Psychedelics and spirituality—including more than a few Buddhist concepts and practices—are reuniting with science after decades of estrangement. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on this new frontier in the study of mind.
Ultimately the Same
The historical Christ and Buddha lived and taught thousands of years ago, but their ultimate nature is always present. Renowned theologian Matthew Fox looks at buddhanature and the Cosmic Christ and how we can find them within us.
How Meditation Inspired Jazz Great John Coltrane
Zen teacher Sean Murphy looks back jazz icon John Coltrane and how meditation practice informed his monumental late-period work.
The Art & Activism of Mayumi Oda
With her empowered imagery, she’s connected many to the divine feminine. Andrea Miller profiles the Japanese American visionary Mayumi Oda.
Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love
Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture.