At the memorial service for Bernie Glassman, longtime student Michael O'Keefe reflects on his teacher's life [...]
Tibetan Nuns Project educates female monastics
Rinchen Khando Choegyal fights the second-class status of Tibetan Buddhist nuns. Thirty years is a long [...]
6 Buddhist Leaders Reflect on the US Midterms and What Comes Next
In the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the Democrats took control of the House and seven governorships while [...]
Arts & Culture
The Story Behind Tibet’s National Football Team, in Comic Form
In his graphic novel, Dreams in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football [...]
Alan Ball’s “Here and Now” Doesn’t Shy Away from Suffering
In the November issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, eight practitioners discuss the Buddhist themes in their [...]
Buddhist News
Two remaining Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide
The two most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia were found guilty of genocide in [...]
China enacts new policies requiring Tibetan monastics to promote the Communist Party
The Chinese government has enacted new policies that require Tibetan monastics to promote the Communist [...]
Current Events
Let’s Continue Aaron’s Work
One year after his death, Funie Hsu reflects on honoring the legacy of Aaron Lee, known to many as the "Angry [...]
What’s the connection between Buddhism and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar?
How have Buddhists become implicated in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world? Randy Rosenthal [...]
Reviews
“The Good Place” Is a Show About Why We’re Good
In the November issue of Lion's Roar magazine — on newsstands next month — eight practitioners discuss the [...]
Wayne Shorter’s New Musical Masterwork, Emanon, Is a Big Mind Adventure
Wayne Shorter is one of jazz's great geniuses, and at 85 remains an inspired, inspiring workhorse. His new [...]
Teachers & Centers
Buddhist teachers respond to American Zen pioneer Bernie Glassman’s death
The influential Zen teacher Bernie Glassman died Sunday morning in Massachusetts. He was 79 years old. A [...]
Bernie Glassman, pioneer of American Zen, dies at 79
The Zen master, spaceship engineer, social entrepreneur, interfaith activist, and clown devoted his life to [...]
