On Saturday, Democrats in Hawaii will head to the polls to decide who they want to represent them in the gubernatorial election this November, and the frontrunners are two Buddhist politicians: Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa and incumbent Governor David Ige. Cristina Moon reports on the race. It’s Obon season in Hawaii. Dozens of Buddhist temples across the islands are [...]
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These Flames are Cool and Refreshing
What do a 16th-century Zen master and a contemporary cartoon dog have in common? Both of them maintained equanimity as their worlds burned, says Cristina Moon. And this is why we train as Buddhists. On April 3, 1582, feudal lord Oda Nobunaga imprisoned Zen master Kwaisen and his monks in a tower at Yerin-ji Monastery in Japan. Then, he set it on fire. Historical accounts [...]
A Serious Joke – A review of “Kumare”
Outside of The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and other summer blockbusters, one of the season's most talked-about films is Kumare: The True Story of a False Prophet. Read a review of this unusual documentary and its unique view of spiritual teachers and students. Brooklyn-based filmmaker Vikram Gandhi likens his new genre-bending documentary Kumaré to a Zen koan. [...]
