Category: Dharma & Society
Playing the Game of “Everything”
Sam Moore reviews the fantastical — or is it all-too-real? — new simulation game that dares you to “Be the Universe.”
Concerned About the Climate? OK. But What Are You Eating?
There are ways within our means to protect the environment, says Buddhist practitioner John Bussineau — including a plant-based diet.
Commentary: Responding to Trump’s Separation from the World
Buddhist economist Clair Brown shares inspiration — and facts — for the way forward after the US drops out of the Paris Climate Accord.
Is My Sangha Inclusive?
When reverend Kiyonobu Joshin Kuwahara asked himself "is my Sangha inclusive?," he wasn’t sure of the answer. So he decided to find out.
“Dear White People” creator Justin Simien talks Buddhism, finding empathy for trolls
One element of Justin Simien’s identity isn’t obvious in his new Netflix hit: Buddhism. But it’s there.
Interfaith representatives issue statement on Manchester attack
Representatives from nine faiths have issued a statement condemning Monday's terrorist attack in Manchester.
The Dharma in Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks’s quirky-cool special agent famously upended the idea of the TV G-man. Rod Meade Sperry looks at one of pop culture’s most endearing, enduring dharma friends.
Check out Father John Misty’s Buddhist-inflected song, “Leaving L.A.”
Listen to the singer-songwriter's Buddhist-legend-checking song, "Leaving LA," found on his new LP, "Pure Comedy."
Watch: The “Buddhist pop song” that took sixth at Eurovision
Italian pop artist Francesco Gabbani sings about Buddha, nirvana, and mantras in his critically-acclaimed indictment of Western consumerism.
We’re Not Who You Think We Are
Chenxing Han examines the stereotypes marginalizing Asian American Buddhists and reports on the diversity and depth a new generation of practitioners.