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You Have the Buddha in You: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
In this exclusive interview, Thich Nhat Hanh sheds light on a little-known Buddhist master, and explains how the Buddha is always teaching.
What Makes Us Free?
Insight. Loving-kindness. Cultivating what’s wholesome. And making them real in our lives every day. These are what make us free, say Insight Meditation teachers Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein, in a conversation at California’s Spirit Rock Meditation Center, moderated by Michelle Latvala.
Spirit Rock at Twenty-five
In 1975, three young Americans who had recently returned from years of meditation and study in Asia embarked on an experiment. Starting with the strict Vipassana meditation in which they were trained, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Sharon Salzberg would teach dharma in the West as a collaboration among Buddhism’s different meditative traditions. It was…
Be a Lamp Unto Yourself
The freedom that Buddhism offers can’t be found if you don’t ask questions—about the teachings, the teachers, and yourself. Larry Rosenberg on how to cultivate a spirit of inquiry, even skepticism, to illuminate your path.
Ram Dass: Being Here
Ram Dass has led a long life of loving and being loved: the patience, humor, and grace of one of our most influential spiritual figures.
The Tears I Shed Yesterday Have Become Rain
Thich Nhat Hanh personally knows how we all suffer. Yet, he teaches, every single one of us has the capacity to transform our suffering.
Life, Frame by Frame
Much of the time, life is like watching a movie: we suspend disbelief and lose ourselves in the story. On the bodhisattva path, we see through the illusion.<p class="intro">Much of the time, life is like watching a movie: we suspend disbelief and lose ourselves in the story. On the bodhisattva path, says <strong>Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche</strong>, we see the illusory nature of these appearances, and in doing so discover a boundless compassion.</p>
Commentary: I May Not Stay Here With You
As she receives ordination into the Soto Zen school of Buddhism, angel Kyodo williams reflects on her path to acceptance within this lineage.
Book Briefs Winter 2013
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Winter 2013 issue of Buddhadharma magazine.
Ground-breaking TV documentary series depicts realities of dying
Konchog Norbu reports on the new Showtime documentary series, Time of Death, to see how it approaches a difficult topic.