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Offering Welcome: Ayya Tathaloka
Interview with a pioneering Western Buddhist nun
Uploaded 8 Jul 2016
The Buddha Goes to College
Introducing Buddhist thought in modern education
Uploaded 11 Dec 2015
Following Ancient Traces
Ladakh-Zanskar maintains a cultural ecology of Cham that exists nowhere else
Uploaded 16 Oct 2015
The Joy of Giving
A personal tragedy offers an opportunity for renewal and a new appreciation of life
Uploaded 25 Sep 2015
“Fertile Minds”– Encounters in the Tibetan Colony of Bir
In September 2014, I traveled to the Tibetan colony of Bir with another photographer, Jagdev Singh. On the one hand, we attended teachings on “The Twelve Nidanas, or Twelve Links of Dependent Arising,
Uploaded 24 Apr 2015
How to be Mindful of our Habits
I remember a story that a sister (let's call her Sister G) told me the year before I ordained. It was raining, so a number of women were sleeping in our small meditation hall. As Sister G walked by, s
Uploaded 10 Apr 2015
Buddhism and Basketball: Phil Jackson and His Zen Coaching
At the towering height of 2.03 meters (roughly 6 feet 7 inches), it’s no surprise Phil Jackson’s life has revolved around the game of basketball. At high school he played basketball, footb
Uploaded 13 Mar 2015
The Making of a Monastic’s Robes
When looking for the “Walking Monk”—the peripatetic Buddhist monk wandering the east coast of Australia—Kerry Stewart from ABC ventured out only to have every “red or saffron object” in sight catch he
Uploaded 27 Nov 2014
“Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers:” Looking from the Inside Out
This is the fourth article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon is in conversation with Ashok Kumar Chakma, executive director of Moanoghar, an educat
Uploaded 7 Nov 2014
Look for a Butterfly
Some years after my grandmother died, my mother went to see a psychic to “talk” to her mother. The only thing that I know of their conversation was that the psychic told my mother to look
Uploaded 10 Oct 2014
Healing the Teenager Within
During the summer here at Plum Village we host a series of family retreats. For the first time this year I participated in the Teen Program with other monastics and lay volunteers, sharing a little bi
Uploaded 5 Sep 2014
The Spiritual Side of Celebrities: Tiger Woods on Losing and Finding Buddhism
The name “Eldrick Tont Woods” probably doesn’t ring a bell in anyone’s mind, even though it’s the given name of a modern-day legend. Add in a few white balls, a lush
Uploaded 15 Aug 2014
The Benefits of Meditation
If you ever visit a Buddhist monastery, the chances are you will come across some of the happiest people you have ever met. Monks and nuns stroll about their daily routine in graceful, deliberate mann
Uploaded 27 Sep 2013
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