Mushim Patricia Ikeda traces her path as a parent through some of the humorous, poignant and penetrating conversations she's had over the years with her young son, Joshua. To be a mother is [...]
Where Will You Stand?
If we are to uphold the dharma, says Rev. angel Kyodo williams, we must stand up to racism and expose its [...]
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Fall 2017
The Japanese Zen master Yamada Koun Roshi (1907–89), fearing that Zen was dying out in Japan, held out hope [...]
A Prayer to Be of Benefit
Buddhist student Kaitlyn Hatch wanted a prayer specifically designed for the divided, trying time we're living in. So she wrote her own. There’s [...]
The Dharma of Distraction
It goes a lot deeper than how many times a day you check your phone. According to Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, distraction is the very foundation of [...]
Everything We Do Matters, But Two Things Are Critical
Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford offers a commentary about how we got to Charlottesville and where we go from [...]
Twin Peaks, in key new episode, nods to Buddhism again
Unpacking the Buddhist reference in episode 14 of Twin Peaks: The Return. Twin Peaks' eccentric, upstanding FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper may well [...]
In honor of “Character Day,” a Buddhist guide to character strengths
Wednesday, September 13, marks the fourth annual Global Character Day, which was launched by filmmaker and Webby Awards founder, Tiffany Shlain. The [...]
Two Practices for Times of Tragedy
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön and Zen teacher Bernie Glassman both teach three-step meditations that can help foster wisdom in times [...]
How Endings Make Room for Beginnings
“When I recognize the pain I feel because of loss,” says Sylvia Boorstein, “I am respectful of its presence and kind to myself. And in the truth of [...]
Programmers say this Buddhist Bitcoin could “disrupt religion”
Users would be able to earn "Karma Coins" by meditating and teaching Buddhism. The coins could be spent within a special Buddhist community called the [...]
Love Letters Sent by the Wind
“A single night of love is better than a hundred thousand years of sterile meditation,” he wrote. The life and poetry of Ikkyu, from Wild Ways: Zen [...]
Intimate Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible
Living with someone we love, with all the joys and challenges, is one of the best ways to grow spiritually. But real awakening only happens, says [...]