Archives: LR Articles

“Natural” Disasters, Suffering, and Joy

Jill S. Schneiderman's looks at Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise in Hell."

Acharya (senior teacher) Judy Lief continues her reporting from this week's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A multi-faith delegation has gathered to discuss how the environmental crisis is rooted in a profound moral and spiritual crisis.

One of the largest long-term Buddhist retreats to take place in the West has reached its conclusion.

Are some Buddhist magazines behind the times? That's the question, posed by James of The Buddhist Blog. Rod Meade Sperry answers him.

The Khyentse Foundation recently awarded a special grant to the Mind Body Awareness Project (MBA) recognizing this unique program.

Joan Sutherland reviews "Zen Women: Beyond Tea-Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters", by Grace Schireson.

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Winter 2009 issue of the Buddhadharma magazine.

Author and former nun turned prolific religious historian Karen Armstrong is unveiling the words of her proposed "Charter for Compassion."

A follow up to his article "So Sad, No Problem," that Saltwater Buddha author Jaimal Yogis shared of Sonam, a Tibetan Buddhist monk.