Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, LionsRoar.com’s Lilly Greenblatt explores the practice of eating.
50-foot Buddha statue erected in Canadian prairies
The statue was erected last week in rural Alberta, Canada, as a symbol of awakening.
W.S. Merwin, US Poet Laureate and Zen Buddhist, dies at 91
W.S. Merwin, the American poet, environmental activist, and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, died Friday March 15 at his home in Haiku, Hawaii, on the island of Maui. He was 91.
There is nothing a woman can’t accomplish
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week we celebrate International Woman’s Day by look at the inspiring women of Buddhism.
Our Bodies are Basically Good
Non-diet dietician Jenna Hollenstein’s new book “Eat to Love” paves a Buddhist path toward transforming our often troubled relationship with food and body.
William Edelglass appointed Director of Studies at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
William Edelglass has been appointed the new Director of Studies at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) located in Barre, Massachusetts.
33,000-square-foot FPMT Buddhist center to open in Leeds, UK
Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds (JBCL) will open a new community center in a 33,000 square foot space in Leeds, England.
Buddhist monk arrested for sexual assault of two children in Chicago
A Buddhist monk has been charged with the sexual assault of two children that occurred at a Buddhist temple in Chicago between 2000 and 2002.
Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest and jazz musician Joseph Jarman dies at 81
Joseph Jarman developed a love of Jazz while in the army and then discovered Buddhism when he returned home. The two passions defined the rest of his life.
These Days of Less Sunlight
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, LionsRoar.com’s associate editor Lilly Greenblatt looks at the bittersweet lessons of winter.