Category: Dharma & Society
Find salivation at NYC’s “Foodhist” temple
UNIX Gallery in Manhattan opened a Buddhist-style temple that venerates, cake, pizza, sushi, and bacon.
Was Yoda based on this Buddhist master?
A Buddhist scholar says George Lucas met this Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche and used him as the model for Yoda.
The Jedi Way is the Dharma Way
The trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has just been released (watch it here), and to celebrate, we're sharing an excerpt from Matthew Bortolin's book, The Dharma of Star Wars.
You know that photo of “100,000 monks praying for world peace”?
You may have seen this photo (or others like it) going around, with a note that it depicts 100,000 Burmese -- or, 100,000 Nepali -- monks praying for world peace.
Illustrating genuine nature
Tomi Um’s first editorial illustration was for Lion's Roar in 2009. Since then, she's worked for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and TIME.
Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism: What’s the connection?
Unitarian Universalism (UU) — an offshoot of Christianity — has a long, friendly history with Buddhism. Many people identify with Buddhism as well as UU.
Wake Up to the Revolution
Only when we recognize our connectedness to the earth, says Thich Nhat Hanh, can real change begin.
The Vomit of a Mad Tyger: Allen Ginsberg tells his spiritual story
The spiritual autobiography of Allen Ginsberg, narrating his journey from Blake to the Buddha.
Michael Imperioli talks Buddhism and The Sopranos
In a new interview with comedian Marc Maron on Maron's famous WTF podcast, the multitalented Michael Imperioli gets personal.
On Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender
I was hungry when I attended my first Nichiren Buddhist meeting in 1988. I mean that literally.