Joan Sutherland, Judy Roitman, and Bodhin Kjolhede examine the practice of koan introspection and how different traditions approach it.
What Is Dream Yoga and How Do You Do It?
If you indulge your fantasies, lucid dreaming becomes super-samsara. If you go deeper, lucid dreaming can develop into dream yoga—spiritual practice.
Why Forms are Fundamental to Buddhist Practice
Embrace the ritual forms of Buddhist practice, says Buddhadharma deputy editor Koun Franz — you can’t escape them anyway.
Dharma Rain Plants Zen in Portland
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde (right) planting with volunteers on the site. Photo by Ken Barker.For almost fifty years, from 1936 until 1983, a twenty-six-acre plot of land in Portland, Oregon, was used as a gravel pit and construction landfill.
Inside the Summer 2015 Buddhadharma magazine
Take a look inside the Summer 2015 issue of Buddhadharma, with features on koans, ritual, and dream yoga.
Josh Korda and Koshin Paley Ellison discuss spiritual bypassing
Josh Korda and Koshin Paley Ellison explore the problem of spiritual bypassing.