Category: Dharma & Society
Earth Dharma: “Blame Game in the Gulf”
After President Obama's address to the nation last night, Shambhala Sun "Earth Dharma" blogger Jill S. Schneiderman had mixed feelings.
Spin and the Gulf Oil Spill
It's time, says Zen teacher Ian Prattis, to examine our minds, consumption patterns, and personal culpability in the BP oil disaster.
Top chef Eric Ripert dishes up Buddhism
Eric Ripert is a Vajrayana Buddhist and an award-winning chef at the prestigious restaurant, Le Bernardin, in New York.
Dharma Punx
Buddhism is famed for its ability to adapt its universal truths to the concerns of new cultures. So it must be with new generations.
About a Poem: Taha Muhammad Ali’s “Revenge”
At times ... I wish / I could meet in a duel / the man who killed my father
Fundamental Faith: Lessons from Guantanamo
A kind and caring prisoner at Guantánamo makes Hannah Tennant-Moore rethink her attitude toward fundamentalism.
Nielsen Ratings, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, and Fox News’s Buddhist Problem
Danny Fisher reflects upon Buddhism's appearances in the mainstream news lately, and it's place in the American religious landscape.
Awaken, Eaarthlings! (An Earth Day Missive.)
Jill S. Schneiderman reflects on environment and geology history and Buddhist approaches to loving the earth in celebration Earth Day.
Uncovering the Buddhist monk at the center of one of the most significant images of the modern age
Rod Meade Sperry discusses the image of the burning monk on Rage Against The Machine's 1992 album.