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April 2015

April 16, 2015

Buddhists: Sit for $15, fighting for higher minimum wage

In major cities across the country today activists rose up (and sat) to protest our...

April 13, 2015

Dan Harris on mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhism

While mindfulness and meditation have taken off in the popular media in the last couple...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Dharma Punx teacher Josh Korda on Buddhism, psychology, mindfulness, and his upcoming retreat

This month I had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Korda, a fascinating Buddhist teacher and...

March 07, 2015

Book Review: “The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender”

THIS IS A BOOK THAT CAN TEACH US ALL. These words grace the back cover...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Mapping Buddhism in America

Just over a year ago, in "Buddhism dominates Western States behind Christianity," I wrote about the...

February 23, 2015

Intersections of Gender, Identity, and Buddhism: an interview with LGBTIQ meditation teacher La Sarmiento

Today I am delighted to introduce readers to La Sarmiento, a long time Vipassana meditator...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Ethics in American Buddhist Groups: Free Webinars

Starting tomorrow, January 27, An Olive Branch will offer free online seminars "to increase awareness...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

TransBuddhism, an interview with the creators of transbuddhists.org

Updated July 2, 2019 to note the change in terminology, removing any/all * after the...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Inquiring Mind, the journal of the global Theravada / Insight community, is seeking a new publisher

For those interested in Theravadin Buddhism and Insight (vipassana) meditation practice, especially those in the...

April 2014

April 13, 2014

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche speaks on Universal Responsibility at Harvard Divinity School

Earlier this month, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche gave a one-day seminar on the topic of Universal...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Still Breathing Meditation Center seeks support

Based in East Oakland, CA, this center could use your support. They are hoping to...

March 24, 2014

Encountering the 16th Karmapa and living Buddhism in the West today [UPDATED with contributors]

Shang Shung Publications, an Italian publisher founded around the teachings of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and...

March 18, 2014

Are you screaming at me? Stopping the noise.

March 17, 2014

Buddhism without Superstition: with Owen Flanagan, Julian Baggini, and Tim Lott

"Is it possible to take an ancient comprehensive philosophy like Buddhism, subtract the hocus pocus,...

March 16, 2014

Buddhist Student, Religious Liberty Prevail In Louisiana, Fox News Repor…

In case you haven't heard of this story, a sixth grader in a public school...

March 10, 2014

Prof. Robert Thurman on Tibetan Buddhism & Michael Roach’s “cult” – Dateline NBC

Last fall I found out that someone at NBC was trying to get in touch...

March 02, 2014

Translating Meditation in Popular American Media

* A guest-post by C. Pierce Salguero. TIME magazine’s 2 Feb 2014 cover (above, left) announces the arrival...

February 2014

February 21, 2014

Mindful of your immorality?

A contemporary Western Buddhist version of this would probably look something like this: In case...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Broncos for the win! a guest post by James Ure

If you live in the United States, you know that “Super Bowl Sunday” is practically a...

January 26, 2014

Buddhist Hip Hop: the latest from Born I

I had the pleasure of meeting Ofosu (aka Born I and Born Infinite) at the...

January 22, 2014

Sexual Harassment in Buddhist Communities: a small victory

Yesterday Tanya over at Full Contact Enlightenment posted a great cartoon aimed at getting people in...

January 01, 2014

Buddhism dominates Western States behind Christianity

Last month the Washington Post published an article* illustrating religion in America today with maps...

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Roshi Joan Halifax is a National Geographic Traveler of the Year

The well-known American Roshi (Zen teacher) Joan Halifax is featured on the National Geographic Traveler...

October 07, 2013

Buddhism: religion or philosophy?

This is the question again, raised by the renowned philosopher Michael McGhee for the UK's Guardian...

October 06, 2013

Zen in America, a Documentary – an interview with Adam Kō Shin Tebbe

Adam Kō Shin Tebbe is creating the documentary film Zen in America. My friend and fellow Patheos...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Buddhists of the World Unite

The Voice of America reported Wednesday that Buddhists recently met in New Delhi, India with the goal...

September 23, 2013

Guns, Race, and the Military: further Buddhist responses to the Navy Yard Shooting

This will most likely be the last I write on this topic. Discussions on my...

September 22, 2013

Two more must-reads on Buddhism and Aaron Alexis/the Navy Yard Shooting

As with any human tragedy of this kind, there are countless angles or perspectives from...

September 18, 2013

Mea culpa? On “Buddhist Terrorist?” and Reactions

In blogging, as in academia, and in life, one of the great things we have...

September 12, 2013

Three great Buddhist projects deserving your support

"The practice of giving is universally recognized as one of the most basic human virtues,...

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