Category: Arts & Culture
The Karmapa talks violent video games, hip-hop, and more
Can the playing of violent video games be skillful? Yes, says the Karmapa, the famous as the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Buddhism.
Profile: Kwan Um School of Zen
Andrea profiles the Kwan Um School of Zen, founded by Master Seung Sahn in 1974.
Zen and the Art of DC Comics’ “The Great Ten”
Comic Book Resources has a new interview up with comic-book author Tony Bedard, who "is set to unleash 'The Great Ten',".
Jubus, UUbus, Ebus, and the new spiritual age of inter-religion
A Denver Post article suggests that we are headed towards a new spiritual age of inter-religion.
Cunningham and Cage
The story of Merce Cunningham and John Cage – how a chance encounter turned into a beautiful artistic partnership.
Remembering Merce Cunningham
The legendary avant-garde choreographer Merce Cunningham died yesterday at the age of 90.
A small goodbye to Leonard Cohen’s “Great Buddhist Hymn”
A guest post by James Ishmael Ford about retiring the great Buddhist hymn, Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
The best place to die
Where is the best place to die? Jesse Hiltz talks about the power of communal living and communal dying.
Miya Ando’s art: Harmony, respect, purity, tranquility
Miya Ando, an artist who works with steel canvas, talks with Claire Heisler about the spiritual practice that informs her art work.
Buddha = What?!?
Could you summarize each of the eight major world religions in 140 characters? Stephen Prothero can.
Jetsunma Akhon Lhamo turns music into empowerment
Jetsunma Akhon Lhamo is not just known as the incarnation of Padmasambhava’s spiritual consort – she's also in the music industry.
Q&A: Julia Cameron on Faith and Will
Andrea Miller talks to Julia Cameron about her new book, Faith and Will, as well as about her classic bestseller, The Artist's Way.
Q&A: Allan Appel on Judaism, Buddhism, and the importance of the human nose
Claire Heisler talks to writer Allan Appel about Judaism, Buddhism, and the importance of the human nose.
The Rubin Museum Wraps Up Another “Brainwave”
The Rubin recently wrapped up its second annual “Brainwave” program—a series of events exploring the intersection of mind and matter.
Challenge of the Soul
Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein on the qualities we need to nourish in order to face the challenges of our life with less fear and more courage.
Haven’t we all been Susan Boyle?
John Tarrant looks at Susan Boyle as pop culture example of embarrassment and social acceptance.
Remembering Sherab Zangmo, Great Yogini of Tibet
We crowded into the small dark room and sat shoulder to shoulder. The ceiling was covered with years of soot so thick that black stalactites had formed. My eyes teared from the fumes of incense and the yak dung smoke leaking from a crude wood stove. In the dark corner, light spilled from the doorway illuminating an ancient face, deeply etched from the harsh Tibetan life at 14,000 feet. There, leaning back in her meditation box was Sherab Zangmo spinning her prayer wheel.
Web exclusive: Truth transcends the facts
Between music and meditation, Dawn Downey discovers that Truth is the peace she feels before she labels it “peace.”
Death of Master Sheng Yen
On February 3, 2009, the much-revered Chan Master Sheng Yen died on the way from the hospital to Dharma Drum Mountain. He was 79 years old.