Dominique Side is a practicing Buddhist and experienced teacher of Buddhism. She has a Ph.D. in Buddhist philosophy and has edited numerous publications including two books by the Dalai Lama. She is author of Buddhism (2005) and Discovering Buddhism (2022) and a founder of the Windows into Buddhism website providing educational resources for 5 to 18 year olds. She regularly posts articles, videos and audio recordings on her Substack blog The Softer Gaze.
Dominique Side
Recent Articles
The Surprising Good News of Karma
No Buddhist teaching is as challenging to the modern mind as karma. Is it determinism, cosmic justice, or the simple truth that unwholesome states of mind create suffering and virtuous states of mind produce happiness? In this excerpt from her book A New Way of Seeing, Dominique Side draws on the Abhidharma teachings of Buddhist psychology to explain Buddhism’s nuanced and ultimately hopeful view of karma.