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Open to openness: How Buddhism influenced the creative life of Philadelphia artist Doris Staffel

An obituary of Doris Staffel, one of the Philadelphia area’s most respected and beloved artists and teachers.

In this fun and personal video for Mass Appeal, the artist Mike Giant talks about meditation's appeal and leads a simple Vipassana meditation.

Laurie Anderson's beautiful obituary for her late husband and partner, Lou Reed.

Japan has produced a song by folk legend Peter Yarrow, whose lyrics come from a unique source: a poem by the Dalai Lama.

The West has a misconception that printing was invented in Europe. In fact, the origins of printing on paper comes from Chinese Buddhism.

A look into Saymoukda Vongsay’s “Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals” a new, undead-infested, carefully choreographed chop-and-kick stage show.

Amid the current onslaught of antiheroes, vulgarity, ultraviolence, and exploitation on TV emerges a comedy based on an unlikely theme: kindness.

Wisdom Publications has entered into an agreement with Simon & Schuster for the sales and fulfillment of its entire catalog of Buddhist books.

From the Marin Independent: “Peter Rowan is just a week or so away from his apotheosis as the world's foremost bluegrass Buddhist.”

The next book Zen teacher and social activist Peter Matthiessen draws from his experiences meditating and Bearing Witness at Auschwitz.