Category: Dharma & Society
Video: “A real spiritual bond” — Dalai Lama recalls Thomas Merton
His Holiness the Dalai Lama recounted his 1968 meeting with Thomas Merton, the Catholic writer, mystic, and proponent of interfaith dialogue.
Obituary: Diane Hittleman, yoga teacher
Diane Hittleman was a yoga teacher and Buddhist practitioner who helped introduce and popularize hatha yoga in the U.S. in the 1960s.
Seeing Dharma
Koun Franz reviews "Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism: Kukai and Dogen on the Art of Enlightenment", by Pamela D. Winfield.
Profile: Against the Stream
Since its founding in 2000, the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society has been a hard-to-miss feature of the American Buddhist landscape.
Rebirth – An excerpt from Chris Lemig’s The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha
Even at twelve, Chris Lemig knew he was gay -- he just didn't want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance, and fear, he took his first steps into the closet.
The Dude and the Zen Master
In the parlance of our times, Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges and Zen teacher Bernie Glassman have a bromance.
Remembering Richie Havens
A reflection on the legendary folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens after his passing.
Why are Buddha heads springing up around Chicago?
Alongside the flowers, Chicago residents may notice something unusual popping up this spring — Buddha heads are appearing on grassy areas.
Rapper/producer Born I Music shares a favorite dharma-song
Born I Music answers: Can you tell us about another musician's song, one that, for you, really captures something about Buddhist practice?
Buddha Would Probably Like Restorative Justice
A guest post by Lorenn Walker, public health educator and longtime meditator, on the compassion of restorative justice.