Members of the San Francisco Zen Center, in its fiftieth year, join a forum on how it approaches issues important to those practicing Buddhism in the west.
Journeys: No Ordinary Teacher
Sometimes a teacher will come into our lives at just the right time, regardless of whether we’re looking for one or even know we need one.
Profile: Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Andrea Miller profiles the Rangjung Yeshe Insitute.
Inside Film: Johanna Demetrakas, Crazy Wisdom
Buddhadharma sits down with Johanna Demetrakas to discuss her latest film, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Book Briefs (Summer 2012)
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.
An Ambitious and Unorthodox Pioneer
Review of “White Lama: The Life of Tantric Yogi Theos Bernard, Tibet’s Lost Emissary to the New World”, by Douglas Veenhof.
The Dharma of Ubuntu
In a country ravaged by poverty, violence, and AIDS, Thanissara and Kittisaro are finding ways to make a difference in people’s lives.
Are We Really Taking Refuge?
Carolyn Rose Gimian reflects on modern-day practitioners’ ambivalent commitment to the three jewels and considers what we might be losing.
It’s All Good
Everything is either wisdom or a distortion of wisdom, says Anne Carolyn Klein. Once we see this, we can relax and follow the path.
Forum: Heal the Self, Free the Self
John Welwood, Andrew Holecek, and Grace Schireson look at bringing together Western psychology and Buddhism to support one’s practice.