Archives: BD Articles
How do I know if I’m having a moment of realization?
The teachers are asked "How do I know if I’m having a moment of realization or if I’m just deluding myself (still in ego)?"
Enlightenment Has No Gender
Sara Lewis reviews "Buddhism beyond Gender: Liberation from Attachment to Identity" by Rita Gross. From the Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma.
The Science of Early Buddhism
Michel Bitbol reviews "Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics," conceived by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; edited by Thupten Jinpa.
About the art in the Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma
We take a closer look at the art featured in the Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly.
The Fourfold Sangha Still Matters
The monastic path has failed to take hold in the West, says Tibetan Buddhist nun Ayya Yeshe. She argues that it’s time to renew the fourfold sangha.
Inside the Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly
The Spring 2018 issue of Buddhadharma is available now. Preview the magazine contents and sample articles.
Buddhism and Sexuality: It’s Complicated
Jeff Wilson reviews "Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism" by José Ignacio Cabezón.
The Shifting Landscape of Buddhism in America
Ann Gleig takes a far-reaching look at how Buddhism and the conversations within it are changing in the twenty-first century.
Trust Practice, Practice Trust
When we truly give ourselves over to practice, explains Roko Sherry Chayat, we let go of our dependence on outcomes and begin to trust just being what we are, buddhanature, revealed right here, right now, in this very body and place.
How Should I Balance My Buddhist Practice and Study?
I am relatively new to Buddhism and I’ve been struggling with the balance between study and practice. Is there an ideal balance between the two?
How to Read Buddhist Teachings
No matter where you begin, says Judy Lief, or whether you are an independent practitioner or affiliated with a particular tradition, all you have to do is to dive in.
How can some people be basically good and actively try to do harm?
The teachers are asked if it is every okay to distance yourself from manipulative and harmful people.
Are We Really Meditating?
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel examines common misconceptions about Buddhist practice that can derail even the most seasoned practitioners.
Transforming the Heart of Suffering
In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves.
Forum: Understanding Dukkha
Mark Unno, Thubten Chodron, Bhikkhu Bodhi and Ayya Dhammadipa (known to some also as Konin Cardenas) examine Buddhist teachings on suffering, why suffering matters, and how we can approach it in our lives. Introduction by Anne Carolyn Klein.
Remembering Shunryu Suzuki
Lewis Richmond remembers the great teacher who founded the San Francisco Zen Center and played a historic role in the establishment of Buddhism in the West.
Adapt or Die
Now that Buddhism has come to the West, asks David Loy, how are they changing each other?
Buddhism’s New Pioneers
It’s possible that most Western Buddhists are “unaffiliated.” There is therefore no record of their activity. They practice off the books.
Inside the Winter 2017 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly
The Winter 2017 issue of Buddhadharma — the first in its new journal format — is available now. Preview the magazine contents.
What the Animals Taught
Roger Jackson reviews "Unfortunate Destiny: Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination" by Reiko Ohnuma.