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When the Spirit Moves You
"I walked further and further away from father and son," says bell hooks. But my steps always drew me closer to holy spirit."
The Lone Mountain Path: The Example of Issan Dorsey
Kobai Scott Whitney remembers the drag-queen-turned-Zen-abbot of the Hartford Street Zen Center Issan Dorsey and his influence on promoting compassion and the Dharma.
According to Buddhist Tradition
Steve Peskind discusses the Dalai Lama's various statements on the topic of homosexuality in relation to Buddhist tradition.
Queer Spirituality
Peter Sweasey discusses sexual identity as help and hindrance on the path towards spiritual discovery.
There’s No Place to Go But Up — bell hooks and Maya Angelou in conversation
A mind-to-mind exchange between Maya Angelou and bell hooks, two important African-American women writers, who care and think deeply about life.
Healing Light
Always when we call upon light, we need to visualize an image or presence, to feel its positive qualities, and to believe in its power to heal.
Joan Halifax and Her Robe of Many Tears
Joan Halifax reflects on her life of science, stories and spiritual search, and her work now with the great teacher, death.
Seven Years in Tibet
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has prided himself on ambitious films, but none compares to the scope and challenge of Seven Years In Tibet.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is perhaps the world's greatest living master of qawwali, a mystical Sufi music.
A Composer’s Journey from Concept to Experience
Peter Lieberson describes his creative journey from the high intellectualism of twelve-tone theory to a trust in the play between spontaneity and technique.
Sharon Salzberg and Alice Walker: The Power of Loving-Kindness
The thing about love that I've discovered in my life is that one love leads to another. It just gets bigger and bigger. You can let it start anywhere; it can be really tiny.
James Hillman says it’s not all in your head
The great Jungian analyst says America could use a healthy dose of rebellion. These problems aren't just in your mind, and they need to be fixed.
The Kosmos According to Ken Wilber
Ken Wilber discusses how to integrate many levels of knowledge from the most concrete to the most etheral into a great unified view of the living universe.
Death and the Rebirth of Patti Smith
A series of deaths-her husband, brother and closest friend--has softened the heart of the once angry poet and singer.
The Wild Mind of Gary Snyder
For the nineties, the celebrated Beat rebel advocates "wild mind," neighborhood values and watershed politics.
Dharma Brats
Emily King was walking down the slate-grey sidewalks of downtown Boston, on her way to the Trident Cafe on Newbury Street.
Looking for a lost dog
Gretel Ehrlich remembers searching for a small dog in a huge landscape.
John Cage on Emptiness, Silence, and Intention.
Writer and art expert Dean Rolston interviewed John Cage on the occasion of a five-day tribute at Stanford University marking the composer's 80th birthday.
Working With Anger
Working with his own emotions over AIDS and childhood abuse, Gavin Harrison has learned some practical ways to work with anger. Look at it. Feel it. Make friends with anger. Finally, find its wisdom.
John Cage on meditation and art
Alan Anderson interviews John Cage on the influence of Buddhism and meditation on his work and his life.