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Strike! Rise! Dance! – bell hooks & Eve Ensler
They’re two of the most fearless women we know. Prepare to be challenged by their dialogue on “Beyond the Body” held at The New School in New York City.
Sri Lanka Buddhist rally erupts into fatal anti-Muslim riot
A Buddhist-led protest march in southwestern Sri Lanka Sunday erupted into riots targeting the local Muslim population in three towns.
Buddha’s Daughters: An interview with dharma teacher, writer, and editor Carolyn Gimian
Carolyn Rose Gimian has edited many of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s books, including his Collected Works. She’s also a senior teacher in Shambhala International whose teachings are characterized by her down-to-earth wisdom braided with her playful sense of humor. One of Carolyn’s teachings is in my anthology Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in…
Buddha’s Daughters: An interview with Karen Maezen Miller
Karen Maezen Miller on her new teachings in the anthology Buddha's Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West.
OK, Here’s the Deal
Authentic practice is always available to us, but it doesn’t come cheap. Konrad Ryushin Marchaj reminds us what’s really at stake.
Book Briefs – Summer 2014
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Summer 2014 issue of the Buddhadharma magazine.
Off the Bridge and Onto the Cushion
Brandon Dean Lamson recalls how he turned away from his decision to commit suicide, and went to go sit zazen instead.
I Did Not Lose My Mind
It took an illness of the brain for Meg Hutchinson to discover the inherent sanity of her own mind. Her breakdown was actually a breakthrough.
It’s for You
Sometimes after a phone call, nothing is ever the same. But if you let it, says Douglas Penick, the bad news can come to feel a little like falling in love.
May All Beings Be at Ease!
In the Metta Sutta, the Buddha teaches his monks how to live a moral and upright life, with metta at its center.