Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Who Will Teach the Dharma?
A panel discussion with Ponlop Rinpoche, Jack Kornfield, Yvonne Rand, Ajahn Amaro and Richard Shrobe.
The Simple Presence of Attention
Three talks by the late Toni Packer, author and resident teacher of Springwater Center, in Springwater, New York.
Politics & Dharma: No Separation
I did not begin to study Buddhism until I was forty-three years old. After years of political activism, I took lay vows.
What is Interdependent Origination?
Interdependent Origination as defined by Francesca Fremantle, a scholar and translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan works.
Living a Life of Vow
"Being at home right here in this body," says Blanche Hartman, "this is living a life of vow."
The Power of Koan Practice
John Tarrant explains how the seemingly absurd little stories called koans cut through conceptual mind.
A Path of Honesty
Shyalpa Rinpoche on not lying to yourself and why that's essential to Buddhist practice.
Profile: Zen Hospice Society
People who enter the Zen Hospice Project are not seeking a path of meditation, and they will not hear much about “Zen” or “Buddhism” while they are there.
Do Buddhists Pray?
A panel discussion with Mark Unno, Rev. Shohaku Okumura, Sarah Harding and Bhante Madawala Seelawimala on Buddhist prayer.
Blood, Bone, Space, and Light
Reginald Ray talks about the four foundations of mindfulness. When we look closely into our bodies, he says, we find “nothing but space, drenched in sunlight.”
The Three Bodies of Enlightenment
A teaching on the three kayas by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
What is Yogacara?
Yogacara as defined by Charles Muller, an academic who specializes in Korean Buddhism.
Nine Stages of Training the Mind
From a wild and busy mind to the perfection of equanimity, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche lays out the nine stages of training the mind.
To Touch Enlightenment with the Body
In the part two of his series, Reginald Ray talks about how the body is not just the pathway to realization but the embodiment of enlightenment itself.
Earthquakes and Blossoms Appear
Zen teachings of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, who died tragically while trying to save his young daughter from drowning.
Panel: Full-Time Practice
Joseph Goldstein, Judy Lief and Robert Thurman discuss the role of full-time practice in the West.
Awakening “the One Who Knows”
The late Ajahn Chah teaches on the clear and penetrating knowing which frees us from the deception and suffering of untrained mind.