Category: Teachings
Forum: Long-term Retreat—The Challenges and Benefits
In this Buddhadharma Forum, Guy Armstrong, Elizabeth Mattish-Namgyel, and Geoffrey Shugen Arnold explain what to expect from going on a long-term Buddhist retreat. Introduction by Christine Skarda.
About a Poem: Elizabeth Namgyel on Naomi Shihab Nye’s “The Art of Disappearing”
Elizabeth Namgyel reviews Naomi Shihab Nye's poem: "The Art of Disappearing"
Rebel Buddha
Who is more radical than the Buddha, who overthrows all the conventional ways we see ourselves and our world?
Living in Mindfulness of the Vows of Amida Buddha
Is being mindful the same thing as meditating? Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs invites you to explore some Buddhist questions with him.
Rigorous, Pious, and Poetic: Comparing the different English translations of Shobogenzo
Norman Fischer compared the different English translations of Shobogenzo.
Does “no-self” contradict rebirth?
The teachers look at the possible contradiction between the concept of "no-self" and the idea of rebirth.
Make the Most of Your Pilgrimage
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche explains how to get the most out of your spiritual journey to India, from generating proper motivation to the most effective practices for accumulating merit and wisdom while visiting Buddhism’s holy sites.
On the Buddhism Beat: “Know Your Tendai” — A Q&A with Dr. Stephen G. Covell
Danny Fisher interviews Dr. Stephen G. Covell on the different traditions of Buddhism found in Japanese culture.
When is it appropriate to do a long-term meditation retreat?
The teachers are asked: At what point is it appropriate to consider doing a three-year retreat or very long-term, isolated meditation?
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.
Like Oil and Water
There is a quality of pure awareness that is not fazed by fleeting thoughts, emotions, or sense impressions, explain Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. Even when they are together, pure awareness and the conditioned realm are always separate.
Why We Need Monasticism
A panel discussion with Robert Thurman, Jan Chozen Bays, Bhikkhu Bodhi and Ayya Tathaaloka. Introduction by Ajahn Amaro.
Love Makes the Difference
The Dalai Lama draws lessons for all of us from his own experience dealing with difficult times. A conversation with Mary Robinson, Pico Iyer.
The Practice of a Bodhisattva
The bodhisattva’s commitment to the benefit of others manifests in the practice of the six perfections, the 17th Karmapa explains.
Groundbreaking three-year retreat draws to a close
One of the largest long-term Buddhist retreats to take place in the West has reached its conclusion.
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.
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.
First Light
Diane Ackerman, best-selling author of A Natural History of the Senses, offers a series of meditations on dawn and decay, koans and creation.