Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Buddhists Helping Buddhists
Pamela Ayo Yetunde reviews "A Thousand Hands: A Guidebook to Caring for Your Buddhist Community." From the Summer 2017 issue of Buddhadharma.
The Decision to Become a Buddhist
Taking refuge in the Buddha, the dharma and the sangha is something more than a ritual, wrote Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Making Friends on the Buddhist Path
Zen teacher Norman Fischer extols the beauty and benefit of spiritual friendship on the Buddhist path.
A Buddhist’s Guide to Weddings and Marriage
All marriages end — either in death or divorce. From a Buddhist perspective, that just makes each day of a marriage even more special. Here is a collection of Buddhist advice on finding profound joy within marital bliss.
The Life and Teachings of Sister Chan Khong
She’s best known as Thich Nhat Hanh’s invaluable collaborator, but Sister Chan Khong is also a dedicated activist and gifted teacher in her own right. Andrea Miller tells her extraordinary story.
Should I meditate for short or long periods?
How do you know when you're forcing your meditation, instead of applying proper effort? Do you recommend short periods of meditation or longer ones?
Adam Yauch: Check His Head
Originally published in the January 1995 Shambhala Sun magazine, this interview finds Yauch after the release of Ill Communication, candidly talking about about hip-hop, hardcore, helping people, and his relationship to Buddhism's Bodhisattva Vow.
Thupten Jinpa, Voice for Compassion
Thupten Jinpa is best known as the Dalai Lama’s translator, but he has many roles. Driving them all, is his mission to help us all be more compassionate.
Best Practices for Bodhisattvas
Traditional Buddhist vows can seem hardcore, but they’re just maps for a good human life. Josh Bartok translates them into values we can relate to.
Intention Is the Practice
On the Buddhist path, our intention deepens into commitment and then into vow. At that point, our intentions and our life become one.
Committing to Impermanence
It may not be forever, but for right now Rachel Neumann and her partner of 20 years celebrate their love.
How to Have a (More) Buddhist Wedding
It's your special day. Why not bring dharma to the proceedings? James Ishmael Ford shares tips on how to do it — without weirding anyone out.
What Are We Ignoring About Breathing?
Like each breath, your life constantly appears and disappears. The late Taizan Maezumi Roshi teaches how to do the profound practice of breathing.
Dzogchen Explained
Roger Jackson reviews "Heart of the Great Perfection: Dudjom Lingpa’s Visions of the Great Perfection," Vol. 1 by B. Alan Wallace.
Forum: The Beauty of Renunciation
Renunciation is about more than just doing without things. It’s the beautiful realization that you already have everything you need. Forum participants: Ajahn Amaro, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, and Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. Introduction by Koun Franz.
The Problem of Evil
There may be no good or evil in absolute reality says Norman Fischer, but in the relative world there certainly is.
What Are the Four Negations?
Take any pair of opposites. Madhyamaka logic looks at four possibilities and refutes them in turn, creating four negations.
Ocean of Dharma
Barry Boyce surveys Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's vast body of teachings and their lasting impact on how Buddhism is understood and practiced.
Book Reviews for May 2017
We review a graphic novel about the life of the Dalai Lama, titled "Man of Peace," "The Mind Illuminated" by Culadasa and Matthew Immergut, and more.
Forum: What Does Karma Mean in Buddhism?
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Jan Chozen Bays, and Jeffrey Hopkins discuss the Buddhist doctrine of karma and why it is essential.