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Let your “Wild Chickens” out!
Rod Meade Sperry looks into the power of mindful metaphor in terms of Buddhist practice, with Dr. Arnie Kozak's book.
A New Democracy
Part one of Joan Halifax's teaching, A New Democracy: The Koan of Servant Leadership, which she gave on January 21, 2009 at Upaya Zen Center.
Remembering Sherab Zangmo, Great Yogini of Tibet
We crowded into the small dark room and sat shoulder to shoulder. The ceiling was covered with years of soot so thick that black stalactites had formed. My eyes teared from the fumes of incense and the yak dung smoke leaking from a crude wood stove. In the dark corner, light spilled from the doorway illuminating an ancient face, deeply etched from the harsh Tibetan life at 14,000 feet. There, leaning back in her meditation box was Sherab Zangmo spinning her prayer wheel.
From the “One Small Step, One Giant Leap” Dept.
Steve Silberman speaks out against California's Proposition 8.
Web exclusive: Truth transcends the facts
Between music and meditation, Dawn Downey discovers that Truth is the peace she feels before she labels it “peace.”
True Stories About Sitting Meditation from Charlotte Joko Beck, Joseph Goldstein, Sylvia Boorstein, and Sharon Salzberg
Four well-known Buddhist meditation teachers talk about their own experiences of self-discovery through sitting meditation.
Mindfulness, Love, and Relationship: Polly Young-Eisendrath on “The Training of Love”
Polly Young-Eisendrath on the training of love: "The potential for love is present, but the requirements are actually quite demanding."
Just Say Hai!
The essence of Zen practice, says Eido Shimano Roshi, can be condensed into one word: Hai! (Yes!) The difficulty is learning to say Hai! without adding “But, but...”
Forum: You Mean I’m Going to Die Too?
Jan Chozen Bays, Ajahn Amaro, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Frank Ostaseski explore how to face aging and death with an open and fearless mind.
Is Buddhism Really Scientific?
Francisca Cho reviews "Buddhism & Science: A Guide for the Perplexed" by Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Book Briefs – Spring 2009
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Spring 2009 issue of Buddhadharma magazine.
The Universal Meditation Technique of S.N. Goenka
Drawing from the Buddha's earliest teachings, S. N. Goenka teaches a simple yet powerful technique of close attention to every sensation.
Mindfulness, Love, and Relationships: Sylvia Boorstein’s “We Are All Wayfarers”
It's very easy to get annoyed, particularly with our loved ones. I've been married to someone for fifty-three years and in a close relationship with him for fifty-six. Sometimes that person makes a stupid remark that hurts my feelings, doesn't know he did it, and barrels right on.
Educating the Heart: The Dalai Lama on schooling that goes beyond the mind
Teaching young people about compassion is one of the most important things we can do for them, says the Dalai Lama, and for the future of humanity. Melvin McLeod reports from Vancouver, where His Holiness talked with students and education experts about schooling for the heart as well as for the mind.
Master Sheng Yen’s Death Poem
Dr. Jimmy Yu (Guogu), on behalf of Master Sheng Yen's Dharma Drum Sangha, shares Master Sheng Yen's last teaching: his death poem.
Death of Master Sheng Yen
On February 3, 2009, the much-revered Chan Master Sheng Yen died on the way from the hospital to Dharma Drum Mountain. He was 79 years old.
Thinking (or Not) About Art
Review of "True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art" by Chögyam Trungpa and "Drawing is Thinking" by Milton Glaser Overlook.
Applied Dharma
Norman Fischer sees the many ways the dharma is being applied in helping others and helping ourselves as Buddhism’s greatest gift to our time.
The Place Beyond Fear and Hope
In difficult times it takes effort to stay grounded in the present, but it is only there that we will find a place unclouded by hope and fear.