Coming to terms with loneliness productively and compassionately

Buddhistdoor's interview with a revered Karma Kagyu and Nyingma master

Emphasizing a mindful approach to education

The second of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths

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

“Modern Japan simply was cyberpunk. The Japanese themselves knew it and delighted in it. I remember my first glimpse of Shibuya, when one of the young Tokyo journalists who had ta

Cities and the lives that are lived in them constitute a paradox. For many people, this has almost become a cliché. A city is theoretically more interconnected than any other human community, b

One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as an essential part of good spiritual livin