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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.
Loving-Kindness is the Best Medicine
The mind that is calm, joyful, and deeply loving, says Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, is the foundation of true health and healing.
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.
Anxiety Soup
For times troubled with everything from Wall Street to very inconvenient truths, Alice Walker gives us her recipe for finding equanimity.
Buddhist Military Sangha: Reconnect with the Three Treasures
Lieutenant Jeanette Shin is an American priest in the Jodo Shinshu tradition, and a Buddhist chaplain in the US military.
Return to the (Political) World
In the last of the famed ox-herding pictures, the disciple returns to the world with open, helping hands. That includes the messy, neurotic, imperfect world of politics, the very place where the bodhisattva way is practiced and our realization is put on the line.
The Miracle of Downward Dog: A Buddhist Discovers Hatha Yoga
A Buddhist practitioner finds that the best way to begin yoga is with a beginner's mind.—Mark Epstein, M.D., is author of Thoughts Without a Thinker, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart and Going on Being: Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and Psychotherapy.
The Dalai Lama’s View on Sexuality, “According to Buddhist Tradition”
Leaving the Fairmount Hotel in San Francisco, having just met with the Dalai Lama, the words, "according to Buddhist tradition" reverberated in my head.
k.d. lang’s “Watershed” interview
k.d. lang's album, Watershed, reflected the dramatic changes in her life since she became a committed Buddhist.
The Blue Poppy
A blossom’s beauty is undiminished by the true, sad fact that it won’t last forever, maybe not very long at all.
The Goddess Pose
Andrea Miller sits down for a Q&A with celebrated yoga teacher Shiva Rea about the true and transformative nature of yoga.
Books in Brief – January 2009
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the January 2009 issue of Lion's Roar magazine.