Category: Dharma & Society
Love Trumps Hate
Bill Gaston despises a certain someone at the White House. Can any good come of it?
In the Zone: The Zen of Sports
Mystics and poets aren't the only people who experience the transcendent. Andy Cooper on sports beyond conventional mind.
“Hungry Ghost, Let Go of This Woman!”
Zen priest Renshin Bunce tells the dramatic story of the time she performed a successful exorcism. The key was respect and compassion—for the haunted woman and the spirits
How to Be Equanimous in a Racialized World
In a tense moment on a full plane, Ruth King gets a glimpse of the inner strength of equanimity.
Forum: How Millennials Are Reframing the Buddhist Path
In this Buddhadharma Forum, five millenial Buddhists take a look at where Buddhism is, and where it’s headed.
Listen to “Compassion,” from the Dalai Lama’s new album, Inner World
A new 11-track album featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama reciting mantras and leading short teachings will be released on July 6.
We Cry Out for Justice
There will only be justice in America, says Jan Willis, when we see all people as our equals. She offers an ancient Buddhist meditation to help us do that.
Buddhism in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter
We need to update the traditional narrative of the Buddha’s life, says Pamela Ayo Yetunde, for people who know suffering all too well. She offers some alternative stories for the time of #BlackLivesMatter.
Transcending Time with Umeboshi
Elissa Altman shares the story of "Grandma's Ghost," a 30-year-old Japanese <em>umeboshi</em> plum, and the healing it brought in this difficult time.
National Treasure: Gary Snyder
Beat hero, steward of the earth, Zen Buddhist, and poet Gary Snyder turns 90 on May 8. He looks back on an honorable life at the leading edge.