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When We Give It All to Buddha
How do we make offerings to Buddha? First we find Buddha everywhere, says Kokyo Henkel — and then we offer everything.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Fall 2020
Book reviews by Joie Szu-Chiao Chen from the Fall 2020 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly.
Seeing Suffering Through the Lens of Karma
Buddhism in the West is having a difficult time. With allegations of misconduct made against teachers in several of our communities, there is now widespread disillusionment and organizational chaos. Of course, similar problems exist in other faith traditions, and the #MeToo movement has been revealing these issues throughout all levels of society. Many of us…
Joanna Macy: Guide for Our Time
Stephanie Kaza reflects on this treasured spiritual guide and landmark thinker. With humanity at a crossroads, she offers us the wisdom, courage, and love for life we need.
5 Tips for Spiritual Activists
Bill Aiken offers five Buddhist insights to be a more effective agent of change
The Real Change We Need
Using Buddhist principles, economist Clair Brown identifies the big policy changes we need to have a caring society and a sustainable future.
The Right Way to Reach the Top
We have a whole system built on striving and it causes a lot of suffering—anxiety, competition, misplaced priorities. Brad Stulberg looks at ways we can change our stressful striving into right effort.
Meet a Teacher: Rev. Doyean Park
Rev. Park is a minister in the Won Buddhist community and the Buddhist chaplain at two New York universities.
The Healing Power of the Truth
Playwright Eve Ensler’s book The Apology, written in her father’s voice, tells the story of the terrible abuse she suffered growing up. She talks to Andrea Miller about why it’s healing to tell the true story of your trauma.