Category: Arts & Culture
Profile: Won Institute
Andrea Miller profiles the Won Institute, an academic institution that teaches Won Buddhist studies, applied meditation and acupuncture.
The Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on the recent meeting of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
Danny Fisher speaks with the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi about a recent Center for Interfaith Action meeting he attended.
The Art of Being Present
I’ve always thought that making art is like jumping from the edge of a cliff, writes Meredith Monk.
Profile: New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Andrea Miller profiles New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, a hospice service center with Buddhist chaplaincy.
How to celebrate Mindfulness Day on September 12
What is mindfulness? Celebrate Mindfulness Day on September 12th with this excerpt from Bhante Gunaratana's classic book Mindfulness in Plain English.
The Challenge of Other Religions
How do we reconcile religious pluralism, necessary in today’s world, with deep commitment to our own faith? The Dalai Lama offers a solution.
Profile: Buddhist Publication Society
Andrea Miller profiles the Buddhist Publication Society, the most important publisher of Theravada literature in English.
Garth Stein on Billy Collins’s “I Chop Some Parsley….”
Garth Stein on Bill Collins poem, "I CHOP SOME PARSLEY WHILE LISTENING TO ART BLAKEY'S VERSION OF "THREE BLIND MICE".
About a Poem: Taha Muhammad Ali’s “Revenge”
At times ... I wish / I could meet in a duel / the man who killed my father
Fundamental Faith: Lessons from Guantanamo
A kind and caring prisoner at Guantánamo makes Hannah Tennant-Moore rethink her attitude toward fundamentalism.
Nielsen Ratings, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, and Fox News’s Buddhist Problem
Danny Fisher reflects upon Buddhism's appearances in the mainstream news lately, and it's place in the American religious landscape.
Uncovering the Buddhist monk at the center of one of the most significant images of the modern age
Rod Meade Sperry discusses the image of the burning monk on Rage Against The Machine's 1992 album.
Adrian Fish: A Buddhist of the Next Generation
Here, Laura MacKenzie introduces us to Adrian Fish, a young Buddhist photographer, who explains his artistic project as "a state of tension."
More from Copenhagen and Acharya Judy Lief
Acharya (senior teacher) Judy Lief continues her reporting from this week's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Climate Change Conference: Judy Lief reports from Copenhagen
A multi-faith delegation has gathered to discuss how the environmental crisis is rooted in a profound moral and spiritual crisis.
Why was Ajahn Brahm expelled from the Wat Pa Phong Sangha?
A blog post from David Kittelstrom regarding the expulsion of bhikku Ajahn Brahmavamso (a.k.a. Ajahn Brahm) from the Wat Pa Phong Sangha.
Buddhist poet awarded Keats-Shelley Prize
The Keats-Shelley prize, an annual award for the best poem on a Romantic theme, has for the first time this year gone to a Buddhist poet.
What’s So Funny About Buddhism? — cartoonist David Sipress explains
In his bio, cartoonist David Sipress states that he considers Buddhism to be "an excellent source of jokes." What is so funny about Buddhism?
Have you played “Uncharted 2”? (Updated)
The video game, "Uncharted 2" is now out. “It is an exclusive PS3 game that is absolutely loaded with Buddhist art and imagery."