Twenty-two years ago, Pascal Auclair had to come to terms with his own mortality. Now, as a Buddhist meditation teacher, he’s helping others do it. Profile by Lindsay Kyte. It was 1995 and Pascal Auclair was a handsome 25-year-old actor in Montreal. His life changed, though, when his doctor uttered the words, “You are HIV positive.” “It was as if the building had [...]
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Touching Sound: A visit to the Rubin Museum’s thrilling new exhibit
“The World Is Sound," at New York City's Rubin Museum of Art, features the work of Éliane Radigue, Laetitia Sonami, Bob Bielecki, Christine Sun Kim, Hildegard Westerkamp, John Giorno, Pauline Oliveros, and more. Lindsay Kyte takes you there. The entrance to the Rubin Museum of Art was alive with sights and sounds as their annual block party, this year called “Sounds of the [...]
Why Is Rebecca Solnit Hopeful?
Writer and activist Rebecca Solnit fearlessly tells the truth about misogyny, injustice, and environmental destruction. But as Lindsay Kyte reports, she tells us another important truth: we have hope, and it is found in uncertainty. Rebecca Solnit is certain of only one thing—that hope includes uncertainty. “We don’t know what’s going to happen next, and that [...]
Thupten Jinpa, Voice for Compassion
Thupten Jinpa is best known as the Dalai Lama’s translator, but this Buddhist Renaissance man has many roles—scholar, author, and leader in the dialogue between science and Buddhism. Driving them all, says Lindsay Kyte, is his mission to help us all be more compassionate. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama “It’s in [...]
Krista Tippett: Voice of America’s Spiritual Journey
The host and creator of On Being talks about her own spiritual journey, and the changing face of spirituality in America. As the creator and host the popular public radio/podcast On Being, and the author of Becoming Wise, Krista Tippett is renowned for her meetings of mind and spirit with wisdom figures, politicians, poets, and great thinkers of our time. She is the host and [...]
Making It Right Again
By bringing victims and perpetrators together, she’s helping repair harm and turn lives around. Meet restorative justice expert sujatha baliga. sujatha baliga wanted to use her anger from childhood sexual abuse for justice. But as she was working with survivors of sexual harm and domestic violence, she was deepening her Buddhist practice, and on a trip to India she asked His [...]
How a Hollywood Mogul Found True Happiness
Scott Neeson found his heart—and life’s true riches—in a Phnom Penh garbage dump. Lindsay Kyte profiles the founder of the Cambodian Children’s Fund. Once upon a time, Scott Neeson lived a Hollywood life. “I was president of Twentieth Century Fox International and had signed up to start a new job at Sony Pictures International,” he says. “I put in a five-week break [...]
Just Another Pesky Human
Our associate editor Lindsay Kyte on how Buddhist teachings have impacted her own life, and the importance of learning to love ourselves and others a little better. I started on the Buddhist path to win arguments. In my worst relationship, my then-boyfriend would yell Buddhist teachings at me to prove how much more grounded and spiritual he was. So I delved into his books to [...]
Who are Kwan Yin, Avalokiteshvara, Kannon, and Quan Am?
The embodiment of compassion, Kwan Yin is known as “she who hears the cries of the world.” One of Buddhism’s most beloved bodhisattvas, she also holds a special place in the hearts of people of other faiths, including Daoists and Confucianists. Kwan Yin is the protector of women, children, sailors, fishermen, anyone in trouble, and the sick, disabled, and poor. Some Buddhist [...]
Changing the World One Life at a Time
Helping others is the ultimate political act. Lindsay Kyte profiles five people who are changing society from the ground up. Rights for Domestic Workers Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-jen Poo has dedicated her life to caring for those who care. She’s spent the last twenty years organizing and advocating for the people, mostly women, who [...]