Zen themes and calligraphy from a range of Japanese artists

Finding freedom in accepting the certainty of death

Giving voice to the poetry of the Dharma

Hasta Colman recalls her childhood adventures growing up in a Buddhist community in Nova Scotia, and the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Understanding Daruma as an expression of Zen philosophy

Joseph Houseal on the Cham Dance in Ladakh

Exploring Japanese “Otsu-e” folk painting

A saffron-clad Buddhist monk is one of the most common sights in Sri Lanka, where the doctrine of the Buddha has been venerated for over 2,000 years. During the early 1980s, however, a different type

Celebrating the Tibetan New Year in Dharamsala

“A Pad Yatra is not only a physical journey, but also an inner journey of transformation.” - Pad Yatra website   An age-old tradition that is similar to a pilgrimage, the Pad Yatra is said to have ori

“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

In the winter of the Year of the Snake, 2013, two laywomen accompanied me to Pu Tuo Mountain (普陀山), where we stayed in the Guan Yin Cave Nunnery (guan yin dong 觀音洞). At the time, the sun was

The 2000-year-old Silk Road refers to the trade routes and transcontinental economy of Central Eurasia. However, its history is much richer when one looks into its maritime dimension. According to Cen

'Listen, O brothers and sisters, you who have mastered the teaching -  If you recognize me,  Queen of the Lake of Awareness, who encompasses  both emptiness and form,  Know that I live in the minds of