A conversation with Pema Chödrön and Jack Kornfield, moderated by Michael Krasny, about the everyday difficulties that provoke us, reveal our habitual patterns, and ultimately transform us.
Photo by Christine Alicino.
The Three Lineages
Tibet; 14th century; Gilded copper with pigment; H x W x D: 45 x 34 x 27 cm (17 11/16 x 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in); Purchase--Friends of Asian Arts in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Image courtesy of the Freer Sackler Gallery.
Inspiration, innovation, institution—Reginald A. Ray looks at the different manifestations of lineage and how they maintain their awakened quality.
Forum: How to Be a Student
Sharon Salzberg, Norman Fischer, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on how the student-teacher relationship really works.
Just These Two Things: Mind and Matter
Photo by Christian Junker.
The late Sayadaw U Silananda explains that the purpose of vipassana meditation is to see mind and matter clearly, and to see that there is only mind and matter.
Going Solo
A solitary retreat offers the opportunity to deepen one’s practice in profound and lasting ways. But it’s not without pitfalls.
What is Tendrel?
Tendrel, as defined by Tyler Dewar, an oral and textual translator for Nalandabodhi, an international network of Buddhist study and meditation centers.