“I just want people to be liberated.” John DeMont on the radical Buddhism of Rev. angel Kyodo williams.
William Edelglass appointed Director of Studies at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
William Edelglass has been appointed the new Director of Studies at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) located in Barre, Massachusetts.
New San Francisco Zen Center Abbot talks “dharma for the 22nd century”
An interview with David Zimmerman, the newly installed abbot of San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center.
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?
33,000-square-foot FPMT Buddhist center to open in Leeds, UK
Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds (JBCL) will open a new community center in a 33,000 square foot space in Leeds, England.
Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg suffers health emergency
Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg has suffered what a new letter from Salzberg’s director of operations, Lily Cushman, describes as “a major health emergency this past weekend.”
Robert Thurman, Buddha’s Champion
Renowned activist and scholar Robert Thurman can translate sutras, joke with the Dalai Lama, and call in a favor from George Lucas. Retirement, says Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, won’t slow this man down.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s health “remarkably stable,” despite report in TIME
A report in TIME said that Thich Nhat Hanh had stopped receiving medication or going outside.
Pioneering East–West psychologist John Welwood dies, age 75
Welwood was a pioneer in the field of East–West psychology and coined the term “spiritual bypassing.”
Columbus Buddhist center destroyed by arson fire raises $1.5 million to rebuild
This image from the Columbus KTC GoFundMe page shows that while the center was destroyed, the Karmapa "Dream Flag" found there avoided damage.A Buddhist center in Columbus, Ohio that was destroyed by arson fire in January 2016 has raised $1.5 million dollars toward its $2.3 million goal to rebuild.