Body was 375 pounds. Ira Sukrungruang bares his soul about their complicated relationship.
The Story Behind Tibet’s National Football Team, in Comic Form
In his graphic novel, Dream in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football Team to help the Tibetan people showcase their national pride.
A Surfer’s Guide to Buddhism
Jaimal Yogis, the author and surfer behind “Saltwater Buddha” and his forthcoming memoir, “All Our Waves Are Water,” on riding Buddhism’s three big waves.
Building Your Mental Muscles
Meditators and musclemen don’t seem to have much in common, but Thanissaro Bhikku says meditators can learn a lot from strength training.
Three Questions for Coming Back to Now
Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis offers three questions you can ask yourself to reel your running mind back to the present moment.
Dropping In Again
Michael Stone on picking up skateboarding again at age 42—this time as a spiritual practice.
Sport as Practice
Four sports enthusiasts put their practice into play: Jaimal Yogis surfs, Liz Martin golfs, Laura Munson rides horses, and Melvin McLeod hits the slopes.
Boxing champion Keith Thurman calls himself “Christian-Buddhist”
For those of you who thought Buddhism was only for pacifists, here’s some news: reigning welterweight boxing champion Keith Thurman studies Buddhism.
Jaimal Yogis’ documentary “Saltwater Buddha” teaches the samsara of surfing
For surfer, journalist, and Zen practitioner Jaimal Yogis, his documentary film, “Saltwater Buddha,” has been the ultimate lesson in letting go.
Are the Gyuto Monks surfing at Bondi Beach?
Surfing has had a longstanding association with spirituality, often being talked about in terms of Zen — after all, it’s pretty much impossible to think about anything but the present moment when you’re riding a wave. This association seems now to have been fully embodied by some of the monks of Gyuto Monastery, a “traditional […]