When Eric Steuer discovered his childhood bully was now a Buddhist teacher, he asked him the question he’d always wanted to: Why did you treat me that way? When I tell my dad I’m going to hang [...]
Shambhala leadership council resigns; names investigator of sexual abuse allegations
The nine members of the Kalapa Council, the highest leadership body in the Shambhala Buddhist community, stepped down [...]
Celebrating the Dalai Lama
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, we celebrate His Holiness the [...]
How to Help Tibet and the Dalai Lama
Want to support the people of Tibet and their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama? We've gathered information [...]
A Dalai Lama Reading List
From global ethics to Buddhist practice — our recommendations from the Dalai Lama’s vast and varied body of [...]
In Our Magazines
Inside the July 2018
Lion’s Roar magazine
The July 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine features Buddhist teachings on the real reasons to meditate. Inside, you’ll also find a profile of Oakland’s East Bay Meditation Center, the story of a childhood bully-turned-Buddhist, Roshi Joan Halifax on the five “edge states,” and more.
Inside the Summer 2018 Buddhadharma magazine
The Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly is available now. Inside you'll find a step-by-step guide through the intricacies of breath practice in meditation by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, a firsthand account of sexual misconduct by a guru and profound insight for fellow survivors by Lama Willa Miller, a classic teaching on the wisdom of emptiness by Dainin Katagiri Roshi, and more.
The Insight Revolution
Determined to save Buddhism in Burma during colonial rule, Ledi Sayadaw popularized the teachings of the [...]
Just Sitting, Going Nowhere
The Zen practice of just sitting, says Lewis Richmond, doesn’t help us to reach our destination. It allows us [...]
How to Feed Your Demons
Lama Tsultrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique to turn your inner demons into friends. Feeding [...]
Metta for Refugees
Zen priest Liên Shutt teaches a short meditation to foster compassion for beings in search of [...]
Help When Your Heart Breaks
Caring for people who are suffering is a loving, even heroic calling, but it takes a toll. Roshi Joan Halifax [...]
Why I Didn’t Attempt Suicide
Zen teacher Brad Warner on the time he considered suicide—and the different kind of death he chose. I didn’t [...]
