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Dalai Lama affirms he may have no successor; China responds
Update, 12:30pm EST, December 19th: Read the response of China's chairman of ethnic and religious affairs.
Why We Can’t Breathe
We can’t breathe! In Buddhist meditation, our breathing is essential. Anapana, meditation on the breath, was the Buddha’s first meditation instruction and the basis for all further meditative endeavors. Breathing is not only life-sustaining and calming; it is a foremost teaching aid. Breathing, we sense immediately our necessary connection to what is other than ourselves. Without the exchange of air —inner and…
Auction closed!
Norman Fischer writes that, if you think about it, "it seems that giving is the whole of the Buddha way." The Shambhala Sun auction is a chance to give a little more.
Watch: Compassion is not a pie chart
In our third video on confronting abuse, Pam Rubin says that having compassion for people who have been abused does not mean demonizing abusers.
Brooklyn Zen Center leadership issues “Thanksgiving & Ferguson” letter
Dearest Sangha Members, This Thanksgiving week and holiday season are a time of remembrance. It is a time to consider both the blessings of our lives and one of reflection.
The Tao of the RZA
The RZA—born Robert Diggs—needs no introduction to hardcore fans of hip-hop. He sat down with me to discuss how far his spiritual quest has taken him, and how far he still hopes to go.
Lama Rod Owens and angel Kyodo williams discuss racism in Buddhist America
Lama Rod Owens and angel Kyodo williams discuss the challenges of being teachers of color in predominantly white communities.
The Oldest Boy premieres at Lincoln Center Theater
The Oldest Boy, a play about a family whose son is identified as the reincarnation of a high Buddhist lama, premiered at Lincoln Center Theater last week
Thanks to Yoko
Everyone, it seemed, liked to tell Lisa Carver what she couldn’t do: it wasn’t proper, it wasn’t art, it wasn’t done. But Zen koans and Yoko Ono—now eighty—turned all that upside down.
What can Buddhism do for the environment?
Buddhism and environmentalism are a natural fit. Jessica Morey points this out in her review of Susan Murphy's new book, Minding the Earth: Mending the World,