Category: Arts & Culture
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.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama comments on the death of Adam Yauch
Adam had helped us raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and he will be remembered by His Holiness and the Tibetan people.
The Buddhist’s Vonnegut?
Greg Sumner reflects on the Buddhist themes in Kurt Vonnegut's writings, fixating on his phrase: If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
Walking With Buddha and Christ
Paul F. Knitter reviews "Buddhist and Christian?: An Exploration of Dual Belonging", by Rose Drew.
The Wanderer
He was a bestselling author and rising star of the Buddhist world, but one day Mingyur Rinpoche just walked out and left it all behind. Andrea Miller reports on a modern lama braving the ancient path of the wandering yogi.
Vreeland photo exhibit to aid monastery reconstruction efforts
Photographer Nicholas Vreeland is donating the proceeds of his latest exhibition to help reconstruct a 14th century Tibetan monastery.
The Road to Diversity
Our panel looks at the problem of “whiteness’ in American Buddhism and what can be done—and in some cases is being done—to make it more diverse.
Inside Art: Blind Men Crossing the Bridge
Stephen Addiss analyses Blind Men Crossing the Bridge by Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768), Ink on paper, 7 1/2 x 26 inches (19.2 x 67 centimeters).
Lives Lived: A Composer’s Journey
In this autobiographical essay, Peter Lieberson explained how his music and Buddhist practice deeply influenced one another.
What’s Love Got to Do With It? An interview with Tina Turner
She's the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. An unwanted child. A believer in the power of love. A longtime Buddhist. Andrea Miller talks to Tina Turner.
Elizabeth Hamilton reflects on Joko Beck’s life at memorial service
On July 2, a memorial for Charlotte Joko Beck was held at the Zen Center of San Diego (ZCSD). Fifty people (including several roshis) were in attendance.
Profile: The Plum Village Tradition in America
Andrea Miller profiles Thich Nhat Hanh's American branch of the Plum Village sangha, the Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California.
A visit to the Chan Meditation Center in New York
Tynette Deveaux, editor of Buddhadharma, profiles the Chan Meditation Center in Queens, NY, founded by Chan Master Sheng Yen.
Inside Art, with Kay Larson
Kay Larson reviews "Grain of Emptiness", an exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art.
Updated: Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: “Reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated”
As we'd reported here earlier, Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer, in the form of a tumor on his parotid gland.
The Golden Rule
All religions preach it, we’re all taught it, but how many of us live it? Karen Armstrong argues that living the Golden Rule is the key.
Talking Buddhism, film, and literature with John Whalen-Bridge
Danny Fisher interviews John Whalen-Bridge about his new writings on Buddhism in America and Buddhist themes in pop culture.