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Commentary: Admiring & Admonishing the Dalai Lama 

by Gelek Badheytsang| July 5, 2019

Commentary: Admiring & Admonishing the Dalai Lama 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama can be wrong sometimes, says Gelek Badheytsang. And that’s okay.

Office of the Dalai Lama issues clarification on Dalai Lama’s controversial remarks on immigrants and female successor

by Sam Littlefair| June 27, 2019

Office of the Dalai Lama issues clarification on Dalai Lama’s controversial remarks on immigrants and female successor

In a new interview, the Dalai Lama said Trump lacks moral principle, refugees should ultimately return to their homeland, and any future female Dalai Lama should be attractive.

Buddhism Is Not a Treatment for Mental Illness

by Haleigh Atwood| March 18, 2019

Buddhism Is Not a Treatment for Mental Illness

A new article in The Atlantic says more Americans with mental illness are turning to Buddhism for mental health treatment. Experts might advise otherwise.

Dalai Lama appears on the cover of Time magazine

by Sam Littlefair| March 8, 2019

Dalai Lama appears on the cover of Time magazine

It’s the third time the famous Buddhist leader has appeared on the cover of the magazine.

Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter

by James Kullander| February 8, 2019

Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter

Towering stacks of newspapers, a mountain of clippings — James Kullander feels they might contain some fact that would transform his life.

Buddha statue repeatedly vandalized with sledgehammer in L.A. neighborhood

by Lilly Greenblatt| July 12, 2017

Buddha statue repeatedly vandalized with sledgehammer in L.A. neighborhood

A beloved Buddha statue in a Los Angeles neighborhood has been vandalized with a sledgehammer for the fourth time.

The Guardian criticizes world leaders for excluding the Dalai Lama under Chinese pressure

by Sam Littlefair| October 2, 2016

The Guardian criticizes world leaders for excluding the Dalai Lama under Chinese pressure
Dalai Lama.The Dalai Lama. Photo by Christopher Michel.

The Guardian’s editorial board describes slights to the Dalai Lama as “extremely distasteful” and calls on leaders to resist pressure from China.

Dalai Lama launches online “Atlas of Emotions”

by Sam Littlefair| May 9, 2016

Dalai Lama launches online “Atlas of Emotions”

In collaboration with the psychologist who helped write “Inside Out,” the Dalai Lama has created a digital “map of the mind.”

Reuters: “China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama”

by Sam Littlefair| December 21, 2015

Reuters: “China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama”
Photo by Jan Michael Ihl.

In new investigation, Reuters says that China has long been backing a break-off sect of Tibetan Buddhism in an effort to co-opt Tibetan Buddhism.

New York Times reports on East Bay Meditation Center’s path to inclusion

by Sam Littlefair| October 5, 2015

New York Times reports on East Bay Meditation Center’s path to inclusion
ebmc East Bay Meditation Center brenda salgado marching bannerPhoto via East Bay Meditation Center on Facebook.

In Saturday’s New York Times, religion columnist Mark Oppenheimer wrote that East Bay Meditation Center is breaking Buddhist stereotypes.

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