Expanding our vision of practice to include our interdependence with the soil

A Western nun works to establish a monastic community in Portland

Right view and the decision-making process

A thriving Dharma community making a difference

Giving the gift of education in Indonesia

One of the first Western women to be ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition

An examination of wisdom, the fourth of the ten paramis

Bridging the divide between "ethnic" and "Western" Buddhism

A new pilgrimage spot for Milarepa in Bhutan

The Buddhist secrets and poetry of the Tocharian mummies

Every now and then, one encounters an item of human culture that is so striking and poignant that one sincerely believes there is nothing else in the world’s museums like it. Two of these remarkable i

An American Buddhist friend of mine recounted a conversation she had with another practitioner, one who comes from a clear, unwavering cultural confidence in the teachings of rebirth. He marveled that

I got the upsetting news on July 7, 2013 at around 8.30 a.m. — Terror struck Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya: a series of blasts had left two monks injured.   The first thought in my mind

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