Category: Arts & Culture
Listen to “Compassion,” from the Dalai Lama’s new album, Inner World
A new 11-track album featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama reciting mantras and leading short teachings will be released on July 6.
National Treasure: Gary Snyder
Beat hero, steward of the earth, Zen Buddhist, and poet Gary Snyder turns 90 on May 8. He looks back on an honorable life at the leading edge.
Dig into 3 recipes from vegan chef Bryant Terry
Try these three recipes from Bryant Terry’s cookbook “Afro-Vegan.”
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria explores relationship between Buddhism and contemporary art
The Canadian gallery's project will focus on artists who have heavily drawn on Buddhism in their art, including Yoko Ono, Marina Abramovic, John Cage, and Tenzing Rigdol.
The Fierce Love of Eve Ensler
As creator of The "Vagina Monologues," Eve Ensler changed the way the world regards women’s bodies. Lindsay Kyte tells her story.
Listen as Laurie Anderson gives voice to “Songs from the Bardo”
Musician and visual artist Laurie Anderson has lent her voice to perhaps her most outwardly Buddhism-influenced project yet.
It Takes a Village Zendo: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara’s Search for Connection
A lifelong outsider, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara leads a warm and engaged Zen community in New York’s Greenwich Village. Lindsay Kyte profiles one of Buddhism’s leading teachers.
As a Buddhist, should I support the pro-choice view on abortion?
Three teachers respond to the question: How would you counsel someone who is considering getting an abortion?
Mindful Parenting, Made Simple
Sumi Loundon Kim offers five doable mindfulness tips for busy parents.
Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest and jazz musician Joseph Jarman dies at 81
Joseph Jarman developed a love of Jazz while in the army and then discovered Buddhism when he returned home. The two passions defined the rest of his life.
I’m culturally a Christian – but in every other way, a Buddhist
With the Holiday season upon us, Sumi Loundon Kim reflects upon her split religious identity: culturally Christian, devoutly Buddhist.
The Hungry Ghosts of “Mad Men”
The characters in "Mad Men" are like hungry ghosts, says Rod Meade Sperry, endlessly consuming liquor, drugs — and each other.
The Scorpion Gesture bridges past and the future at the Rubin Museum
The interactive exhibition, based on the Buddhist figures Padmasambhava and Maitreya, takes traditional Buddhist imagery in radical new directions.
This Land is Pure Land: The Buddhist Churches of America
Lindsay Kyte traces the history of the Buddhist Churches of America — and the Japanese immigrant experience in America — through four generations of one family.
Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter to receive Kennedy Center Honors
“Right here in this group of five, you have the whole picture," said Glass of this year's group of honorees.
10,000 Buddhas and Counting
Inspired by ancient Buddhist artwork on cave walls, Amanda Giacomini set out on a mission to paint 10,000 Buddhas all over America. Lilly Greenblatt tells her story.
Buddhist monk to lead meditation at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
This week, Therevada Buddhist monk Bhante Suddhaso will lead a group of New Yorkers in meditation at the city's Museum of Modern Art.
A Surfer’s Guide to Buddhism
Jaimal Yogis, the author and surfer behind "Saltwater Buddha" and his forthcoming memoir, "All Our Waves Are Water," on riding Buddhism’s three big waves.
Even the Colonel Is Meditating
Meditation is getting mainstream enough to attract the attention of big advertisers. Rod Meade Sperry analyzes the latest videos from KFC.
We’re All Different: Musician Glenn Copeland on his journey as a Black, Buddhist, transgender artist
Finding my practice was the single most important thing in my life, says Glenn Copeland, one of Canada's musical greats.