Category: Dharma & Society
Searching for Asian American Buddhists
In this excerpt from Chenxing Han’s new book "Be the Refuge," she shares how Asian American Buddhists are often invisible to the mainstream and each other.
Tina Turner’s Journey into Faith
A review of Turner’s autobiography, "Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good."
The Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg Unite Against the Climate Crisis
Two of the earth’s most ardent climate advocates, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg, are joining their voices together to discuss what we can do collectively to correct the impact of destructive climate feedback loops.
What to Do When Aggression Masquerades as Compassion
Rashid Hughes shares how mindfulness helps us discern if our compassion is actually aggression.
What Is the Sound of Buddhist Music Today?
The dharma speaks through music—it always has, it does today. From jazz to metal to rap to emergent hybrid forms, Buddhism’s influence on the musical realm can be discovered at almost every turn.
The Spark Is There All the Time
Forget the stereotype of the tortured artist, says Steve Silberman. For David Crosby and Becca Stevens, the Muse is happy.
Jarboe on Flying Lotus’s Album “Your Dead!”
The best music opens our hearts and minds. Jarboe on how Flying Lotus lyrically and sonically explores liberation.
The Music in My Heart
For Michael Imperioli, ANOHNI’s voice is a reminder that he’s part of a vast interconnected network of minds and beings. Her voice makes him feel emotions he never knew he had.
Hip-Hop Wisdom
Run the Jewels demands its listeners look outward as much as inward. Annaka Gale on this legendary hip-hop duo.