Archives: BD Articles
Holistic or Radical Dzogchen?
Three books on Dzogchen reviewed by Sam van Schaik from Summer 2010.
Profile: Buddhist Publication Society
Andrea Miller profiles the Buddhist Publication Society, the most important publisher of Theravada literature in English.
Extending Our View of Sangha
Gaylon Ferguson on the importance of sangha communities in the Buddhist tradition.
Mentors: Spiritual Friends Help Guide the Way
My friends are teachers, as I am, but in both cases we are not trying to teach each other. Rather we are friends learning together.
Thich Not Here
Phyllis Colletta on the power of sangha after Thich Nhat Hahn fell ill and couldn't attend his own retreat.
Bringing Buddhism Home
Thich Nhat Hanh attracted national attention during his historic visit to India as he encouraged efforts to reestablish Buddhism.
Who’s in the Club?
James Ismeal Ford on his time volunteering with the American Zen Teachers Association membership committee and its criteria for entry.
Guidelines for Choosing a Buddhist Teacher
How do you go about finding a teacher (and by extension, a community) that’s right for you?
Shining in Freedom
"When you experience the three realms as self-arisen and self-liberated," asserted Milarepa, "you realize their true nature is shining in freedom." A teaching by the late Khenpo Tsultrim Gyatso Rinpoche.
Why We Need Monasticism
A panel discussion with Robert Thurman, Jan Chozen Bays, Bhikkhu Bodhi and Ayya Tathaaloka. Introduction by Ajahn Amaro.
The Symbol and the Symbolized
A dharma discourse from the late John Daido Loori, Roshi on the profound meaning of art and creativity.
The Art of Awareness
What makes art a transformative practice, explains Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, is allowing the art to reflect a natural, uncontrived awareness.
Till We Meet Again
Robert Thurman pays tribute to Daido Loori and his legacy in American Buddhism.
Forum: Toughing It Out
How Practice Centers Are Dealing With the Recession: A panel discussion with Bob Agoglia, Jon Barbieri, Evan Kavanagh and Susan O’Connell.
Commentary: We’ve Come a Long Way
Charles Prebish reflects on the changes in American Buddhism that have occurred in the thirty years since the publication of his seminal work.
Lives Lived: Remembering Lisa Hilliard
Eve Rosenthal remembers the late Lisa Hilliard, a practitioner from the Shambhala sangha of Halifax.
Charting the Future of Buddhist Translation
The world’s leading Tibetan–English translators, Buddhist scholars, and lamas meet to plan for translating the Tibetan Buddhist canon.
Start With Your Body
A panel discussion with Phillip Moffitt, Cyndi Lee, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Reggie Ray. Introduction by Anne Carolyn Klein.