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The Compassion of Guanyin in Carmel, New York
Visiting an exquisite haven of Buddhism
Uploaded 29 Apr 2016
Straight Talk: Reforming Buddhist Education in Asia, with Dr. Ananda Kumaraseri
A one-man army who aims to reform Buddhist education in Asia
Uploaded 26 Feb 2016
The Butcher Who Laid Down His Knife and Became a Buddha
A Tang-era butcher transformed by Shandao
Uploaded 24 Jul 2015
A Thoughtful Life: Professor Karunadasa Looks Back on His Career, Teaching, and Buddhist Studies
Exclusive interview with Yakupitiyage Karunadas
Uploaded 19 Jun 2015
On Pilgrimage: A Journey through Tibet (part 2)
“Although my view is higher than the sky, My attention to cause and effect is finer than flour.” - Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)   As our pilgrimage through central Tibet proceeded towards Samye
Uploaded 5 Jun 2015
Becoming a Buddhist in America
At 9,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, surrounded by long-haired hippies chanting, praying, singing, smoking marijuana, ringing bells, and waving vajras, I was born. Although my parents were
Uploaded 5 Jun 2015
MBSR and Buddhist Mindfulness: Seeking Continuities, Not Differences
As anyone interested in meditation or Buddhism will have noticed, there has been considerable coverage recently of the benefits of mindfulness in a so-called “secular” setting. The discussion has cent
Uploaded 27 Mar 2015
Eco-Dharma and the Eight Worldly Winds
A massive and historical mobilization of communities on behalf of the environment took place at People’s Climate rallies worldwide over the weekend of 20–21 September. Students from every tradition of
Uploaded 17 Oct 2014
The Variety of Practice in Soto Zen Buddhism
Dogen’s (1200–53) Soto Zen is known for its emphasis on shikantaza—“sitting only.” In his popular Once Born Zen – Twice Born Zen: The Soto and Rinzai Schools of Japanese Zen, M. Conrad Hyers highlight
Uploaded 10 Oct 2014
The Sound of the Dharma: Exclusive Interview with Andrew Williams
“If music be the food of love, play on. So Shakespeare gloriously states in Twelfth Night.” Music can also play an important role in religious expression, allowing devotees to have an immediate emotio
Uploaded 11 Jun 2014
Jewel in the Crown: Bengal's Buddhist Revival in the 19th and 20th Centuries
In Buddhist Studies, a narrative I believe to be erroneous dominates the sub-discipline of Indo-Tibetan research. The story goes that Buddhism disappeared from the Indian subcontinent completely after
Uploaded 2 May 2014
Vipassana Meditation and Mindfulness
“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – The Buddha   Introduction   So many are living stressful lives filled with hatred, greed, anger and other unwholesome states of mind. Our he
Uploaded 11 Jul 2013
Buddha Touched the Earth: An Exploration of Engaged Buddhism
Green activist and writer John Seed shares his development of an ecological retreat aimed at helping students get back in touch with the Buddhist principles of natureBuddha Touched the Earth is the ti
Uploaded 25 May 2013
A Tour of China - A Series (2)
Monday, 29th October We then went to the nearby villa which had belonged to Chairman Mao. It is now a fairly plain and simple museum displaying some wonderful photographs. Nearby outside was a man-ma
Uploaded 2 Mar 2013
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