Category: Mindfulness
How to Work With Fear and Pain in a Moment of Crisis
Even when it feels like you're lost in the universe, Emily Horn explains, you can face the unknown with a still and calm heart-mind.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Spring 2020
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "The First Free Women" by Matty Weingast, "Tsongkhapa" by Thupten Jinpa, "Dharma Matters" by Jan Willis, and more.
Thich Nhat Hanh: Be Beautiful, Be Yourself
Andrea Miller’s exclusive interview with Thich Nhat Hanh from 2012.
The Simplest Meditation
In the opening editorial of our March 2020 issue, editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod looks at the perfectly simple lesson the Buddha taught.
My Bully Became a Buddhist
When Eric Steuer discovered his childhood bully was now a Buddhist teacher, he asked him the question he’d always wanted to: Why did you treat me that way?
The Uneasy Dialogue between Buddhism and Feminism
Jue Liang reviews "Buddhist Feminisms and Femininities," edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo.
Ram Dass, spiritual pioneer, dies at 88
The spiritual teacher and psychologist, Ram Dass, and author of "Be Here Now," died on December 22, 2019 in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88.
Stepping in It
When Grace Schireson gets it all wrong with her socks, she learns what’s more important than the rules.
Sangha Can Be the Next Buddha
Kenley Neufeld offers three ways we can rethink community and fulfill Thich Nhat Hanh’s aspiration for the Buddhist community.
More Yokes for More Folks
The Buddha told a famous story about a blind turtle and a golden yoke to illustrate how rare the chance to discover the dharma is. Let’s make it less rare, says Bri Barnett, for oppressed and marginalized people.
Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and Laurie Anderson to perform at 2020 Tibet House benefit
Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and Laurie Anderson will perform at the Tibet House US 33rd Anniversary Benefit Concert on February 26, 2020.
Connecting Young People to Deep Practice
Reflecting on his experience bringing Buddhism to college campuses, Aaron Stryker says engagement, integration, and depth are three things young people are looking for.
We Need More Heart
It’s not just about mind and meditation, says Ravi Mishra. To meet the needs of this time, Buddhists must take special care to develop their hearts.
Practicing Financial Awareness
Laura Jomon Martin suggests ways to identify our habitual patterns and attitudes around money and to foster a more generous outlook.
A Beacon of Light: bell hooks on Thich Nhat Hanh
The leading cultural critic and thinker bell hooks shares what Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh means to people of color.
5 Ways to Make the World Better Through Facebook
Karen Maezen Miller gives us tools to engage with our fellow Facebookers in ways that benefit us all.
Authentic Love
Sumi Loundon Kim weighs in on seeing and communicating clearly in love and marriage.
How Mr. Rogers Taught Us to Love
While he was changing his tennis shoes, Mr. Rogers was quietly changing children’s lives — and ours as well.
Restoring the Mind to Kindness
Sylvia Boorstein on how to rescue your mind when confusion overwhelms it into suffering.
Calling on Jizo
In Japan, Jizo Bodhisattva is the “guardian of children who have died.” Zen priest and grief counselor Dojin Sarah Emerson recalls how the Jizo Ceremony helped after the death of her daughter.