A memorial to one of the greatest teachers of the 20th century

Visions and revelations from Bodh Gaya

Celebrating the achievements of one of Vajryayana Buddhism's great teachers

Viewing perfection as a goal rather than a destination

Questioning reality through a melding of Japanese and Western artistic influences

A look at why India-Nepal relations have deteriorated over Buddhist interests

Getting enlightened through art

On a mission to preserve the Buddhist heritage of Matho Monastery

Review of an art exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum

As I approach the magnificently remodeled San Francisco Marriott in Union Square, I become keenly aware of the vast differences in karmic circumstances that exist in this world of “endurance.&rd

Master Empty Cloud, or Xu Yun (虚雲), was born in Fujian Province in southern China during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), on 26 August 1840. This was the time of the first Opium War, when Hong Kong

Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to share a little, again.   How I found the Dharma . . .   My dr

Visitors to Japan’s shrines and temples cannot miss the hundreds of wooden votive plaques hanging on stands in a reserved area outside on the shrine grounds. On one side of the plaques are prayers ins

In 2013, on a trip to India to make the second part of the documentary photography series “Tibetans in Exile,” I visited the Tibetan colony of Bir, along the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, norther