Celebrating Robert A. F. Thurman on his 82nd birthday
Today, we celebrate renowned Buddhist activist and scholar Robert Thurman’s 82nd birthday.
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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.
Attitudes are shifting about Buddhism and Psychedelics
Matteo Pistono reports from the 2025 “Psychedelic Buddhism” conference, held in person at NYC’s New School University and streamed online. The thinking has evolved and is no longer “fringe.”
Jeffrey Hopkins, American Tibetologist and Tibetan translator, has died
Hopkins was the author and translator of numerous books about Tibetan Buddhism and previously served as the Dalai Lama's interpreter.
Excerpt: Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Read a brief of Nāgārjuna's Precious Garland: Ratnāvalī by Sara McClintock and John Dunne, and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Wisdom Publications.
Free “Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit” begins June 13
Our fourth annual Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit in partnership with Tibet House US focuses on learning to reconnect to our fundamental humanity, experience true happiness, and contribute to a more peaceful world.
Cuatro budistas comparten lo que el Vesak significa para ellos
Thomas Calobrisi, Lama Hun Lye, Mihiri Tillakaratne y Noel Alumit exploran el significado y las enseñanzas del Vesak, la festividad budista que conmemora el nacimiento, la muerte y la iluminación del Buda.
4 Buddhists Share What Vesak Means to Them
Thomas Calobrisi, Lama Hun Lye, Mihiri Tillakaratne, and Noel Alumit explore the meaning and lessons of Vesak, the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the birth, death, and enlightenment of the Buddha.
Rima Fujita Has a Dream
Art for art’s sake was her goal, then art became her tool for a larger purpose. Nancy Hom profiles the renowned artist and philanthropist Rima Fujita.
The Practice of Love
For many of us, opening our hearts to ourselves may be the hardest part of the path. Here, the late John Welwood shares how and why meditation helped him do it — unconditionally.