Category: Dharma & Society
How Buddhists Helped ICAN Win the Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, partnered with Soka Gakkai International, was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Aaron Lee, the “Angry Asian Buddhist,” has died, age 34
Aaron Lee died on Saturday, October 21, at age 34, after fighting cancer for more than a year. Aaron was known to many for his blog, Angry Asian Buddhist, where he wrote anonymously under the pen name “Arunlikhati.” On Angry Asian Buddhist, Aaron called out the under-representation of Asian Buddhists in American Buddhist media. By…
Watch: Leonard Cohen’s contemplative “Leaving the Table” video
The new video for the late Leonard Cohen's "Leaving the Table" begins with what one might read as a meditating Cohen.
A Story for Buddhists in the ICE-raid Era
Mushim Patricia Ikeda shares a small piece of Buddhist history that she’s never forgotten, and that she hopes we'll always remember, too.
Becoming the Mountains and Rivers
When we know something intimately, taught Dogen, it ceases to exist and so do we. John Daido Loori Roshi examines this teaching.
Groundbreaking Scholar Timothy Morton Wants Philosophers to Face Their “Buddhaphobia”
Philosopher Timothy Morton is injecting Buddhism into Western philosophy in a way that’s never before been done.
Meet the Buddhist Lawyer Who Took the UK to Court Over Pollution — and Won
The earth is our client, says lawyer and Zen priest James Thornton. He talks with Hal Atwood about how Buddhism and the environment.
Stand Against Suffering: A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers
Thirteen leading Buddhist teachers call on Buddhists and all people of faith to take a stand against policies of the new administration.
What Does the Bardo Sound Like?
Forty years ago, Éliane Radigue synthesized The Tibetan Book of the Dead into a sonic masterpiece.
Where Buddhism and Science Meet: Teachings, Commentary, and News
Now more than ever, Buddhists are using scientific tools and scientists are using Buddhist wisdom to uncover truths about the universe.