In her commencement speech at Naropa University, Pema Chödrön explains that if there’s one thing we all need to practice, it’s how to fail well.
Narayan Helen Liebenson, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Sallie Jiko Tisdale. Photos by Mary Lang, Nicolas Gournaropoulos, Kim Campbell.Three teachers answer the question: “How can I know whether or not I should believe the thought I wish I weren’t married to my spouse?”
Entering the jhanas is not easy—the harder you try, the more difficult it becomes. But you can make yourself ready for them to open up to you.
Photo by Pamela Plow Hiebert.When her teacher Kyogen Carlson died suddenly on September 18, 2014, Sallie Jiko Tisdale reeled from the shock of it. Then she quickly got down to work.
Larry Yang. Photo by Stephen Pickard.In many Buddhist communities, teachers have dominant governing roles, but democracy is vital in order for Buddhism to flourish in the West.
Seated Buddha, Mongolia.Therapy is a powerful tool, says Buddhist psychologist Paul Fulton, but it can’t solve the problem of being human.
Tell us about your journey: submit a personal story for possible inclusion in Buddhadharma. Photo by Seth Levinson.Recently, for the first time in my life, I had a full-blown panic attack.
You can’t deny your karmic inheritance, said the late Traleg Rinpoche, but that doesn’t mean you can’t change.
Chakrasamvara, Eastern Tibet, 18th century, Karma (Kagyu) and other Buddhist lineagesBuddhadharma ask three teachers about a complex issue at the heart of tantra practice: guru devotion.
Michael Jerryson reports on the growing tension between Buddhists and Muslims, in which senior Buddhist monks actively incite violence and intolerance.
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