Thoughts on the first Carmelite-Buddhist interfaith dialogue

The act of storytelling as a performance of interbeing

A profile of a Western female lama in North America

On the 10th day of every month of the Tibetan calender, Vajrayana Buddhists pay homage to Guru Padmasambhava (lotus-born), more popularly known as Guru Rinpoche. The day is observed by making offering

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

Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems   In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to some very interesting q

“The Tao never changes. What we eat and wear has changed, but the Tao hasn’t changed. There have been advances in science and society, but so what? We’re eating better now. But it’s the same old Lao-t

Original Chinese text: Leung Po San Translation and English editing: Raymond Lam Leung Po Shan is a Cantonese author who has written various works about life and experienc

  Intercultural Dialogue Trip to Turkey 2012:  Buddhists and Muslims Together     The Anatolia Cultural & Dialogue Centre in Hong Kong (ACDC) i

Brotherhood   After recognizing the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as his spiritual brother, Thomas Merton wrote in an essay:   “I have said Nhat Hanh is my brother, and it is true… We are both poets

Introduction For people who try to adopt a scholastic approach to Buddhism, the issue of “rebirth” often poses a vexing problem. Initially, one may try to dismiss it as superstition and unscientific