Archives: BD Articles
Let’s Talk: Can You Imagine?
Ralph Steele asks us to consider what a racially and culturally diverse American Buddhist community would be like.
The Wisdom Mind of Thinley Norbu: A Selection of Teachings
Selected teachings from books by Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, the Nyingma lineage master considered to be an emanation of the 14th-century Nyingma master Longchenpa.
Commentary: Don’t Blame the Messenger
A Commentary by Rita M. Gross addressing her critics who have accused her of “genderizing the dharma.”
Journeys: No Ordinary Teacher
Sometimes a teacher will come into our lives at just the right time, regardless of whether we’re looking for one or even know we need one.
Inside Film: Johanna Demetrakas, Crazy Wisdom
Buddhadharma sits down with Johanna Demetrakas to discuss her latest film, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Are We Really Taking Refuge?
Carolyn Rose Gimian reflects on modern-day practitioners’ ambivalent commitment to the three jewels and considers what we might be losing.
A Teacher of Teachers
Samuel Bercholz, founder and chairman of Shambhala Publications, fondly recalls the life and teaching of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche.
It’s All Good
Everything is either wisdom or a distortion of wisdom, says Anne Carolyn Klein. Once we see this, we can relax and allow the path to dissolve the disturbed energies that give rise to our habitual reactions.
Forum: Heal the Self, Free the Self
John Welwood, Andrew Holecek, and Grace Schireson look at bringing together Western psychology and Buddhism to support one’s practice.
Let’s Talk: Get Ready for Conflict
Genjo Marinello says sanghas must take steps to prepare for ethical breaches and conflicts before they happen.
First Thoughts
First thoughts from Thich Nhat Hanh, Jackie Ashley, Ajahn Khemasiri, and Ken McLeod to begin the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.
My Practice Without Meds
After years of treating her depression with medication and therapy, Kiera Van Gelder turned to Buddhist practice to heal.
I Vow to Be Political: Buddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means
Many Buddhists feel political and social engagement is an integral part of their practice. A forum on skillful strategies to benefit society.
Breaking Through
After twenty-one years of intensive study, Kelsang Wangmo, a German-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, has become the first woman to receive the prestigious geshe degree. In this report from 2012, Amy Yee recounts her unlikely and courageous journey.
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, Two Great Paths
Dzogchen and Mahamudra, the Great Perfection and the Great Seal, are powerful meditative systems for revealing the nature of mind.
The Genjo Koan
Dogen’s seminal teaching, The Genjo Koan, translated by Robert Aitken and Kazuaki Tanahashi.
All This Is Genjo Koan
The lifetime teaching of Dogen can be found in one phrase: Genjo koan, says Nishiari Bokusan, the late head of the Soto school.
A Cry for Freedom
Robert Thurman's commentary on the Tibetan plight and the horrifying phenomenon of Tibetans self-immolating in protest of Chinese rule.
I Kinda Vow author Genine Lentine explains the background to her Half-Moon Ceremony
Genine Lentine explains the humorous piece she wrote for Buddhadharma, where she created a ceremony of vows called the Half-Moon Ceremony.