Sharon Salzberg gives the basics
Plus: Clark Strand on why it's easier said than done
Mantra Mix
A new Tibet benefit CD packs dharma, disco, and a whole lot of information
By Mary Talbot
Happy Enlightenment Day!
What Is Rohatsu?
By Shodo Harada Roshi
A Killer Rohatsu Retreat
By Charles Young
Plus: Teachers remember their teachers
Test Your Enlightenment IQ
Be Grateful to Everyone
Learning from the people who really bug us
By Pema Chodron
Make Loving-kindness, Not Anger
Lama Surya Das on transforming rage
Why we should use right speech
By Mirka Knaster
Dharma Scribe
An Australian former doctor named Nick Ribush may be the reason you're a Buddhist
By Lawrence Pintak
Buddha In the City
A review of Jeff Wilson's "The Buddhist Guide to New York"
By Ayun Halliday
What Price Dharma?
LadyLama
An interview with Khandro Rinpoche
By Lawrence Pintak
Suffering Zen
What one woman's struggle with depression taught her about practice
By Susan Moon
Buddha In the Fridge
Practice with large rodents
By Barbara Gates
A Meeting of Buddhist Minds
A conference of Western Buddhists and the Dalai Lama looks at dharma questions in the New World
By Mary Talbot
The Buddhist-Canine Dialogue
By Rodger Kamenetz
I Was a Teenage Buddhist Nun
An interview with Kunga Yeshe at Gampo Abbey
Bowing to the Buddha Within
More than a gesture, a bow is an act of veneration--to ourselves and the universe.
5/31/00
by Lama Surya Das
The Saints of the Dharma
They're not canonized, but Buddhism's got plenty of saints and miracle-workers
5/31/00
by Lama Surya Das
My Son, the Dalai Lama
An excerpt from the autobiography of the Dalai Lama's mother
5/11/00
by Diki Tsering
Tradition Is Our Backbone
An interview with Khedroob Thondup, nephew of the Dalai Lama, on roots, exile, and frying eggs for his uncle
5/11/00
by Mary Talbot
Truth and Consequences
What is karma, really?
5/11/00
by Lama Surya Das
A Lama Spreads His Wings
After his perilous escape from Tibet, the young Karmapa lama assumes his place in an 800-year-old lineage
4/21/00
by Ngwang Ozer
Anger in the "I" of the Beholder
What makes our columnist really mad? His own mind.
4/30/00
by Dinty W. Moore
Facing up to your anger as part of spiritual growth.
4/30/00
by Darlene Cohen
Hitting Your Head With a Hammer: A Tibetan teacher's foolproof way to diffuse anger
4/30/00
by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
And A passage from the Buddha on the futility of getting mad
4/30/00
What's Faith Got To Do With It?
Three views of the role of faith i Buddhist practice: "A Heartfelt Faith" by Sharon Salzberg
"Faith In Two Languages" by the Dalai Lama
"Great Faith, Great Doubt", a Zen view from John Daido Loori
04/14/00
A Prescription for Wounded Minds
A dharma discourse on the Buddhist precepts by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Plus, three excerpts on the precepts, from the Buddha.
03/31/00
Fear and Craving in Disney World
Our columnist discovers that dukkha thrives in the Magic Kingdom
3/31/00
by Dinty W. Moore
A Tactical Retreat for the Spirit
What happens when you withdraw from the world and concentrate on spiritual practice?
04/07/00
by Lama Surya Das
"Cool Water: Alcoholism, Mindfulness and Ordinary Recovery,"
In an excerpt from his book, William Alexander discovers that the darkest night is just before the dharma.
The Great American Zen Master
Thirty years after his death, a new book from the author of 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind'
A review by John Kain
Plus, an excerpt from "Branching Streams"
by Suzuki Roshi
And an excerpt from "Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Times of Shunryu Suzuki"
by David Chadwick
Everyday Dharma
How do you fit Buddhist practice into an over-full life?
03/24/00
by Lama Surya Das
Buddha in the Wild
How does Buddhism relate to nature?
3/17/00
by Lama Surya Das
Sorrow Mountain: Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun
A review of Ani Pachen's biography
by Mary Talbot
Plus, 'Now I Understand Suffering:
Tibetan Buddhist nun Ani Pachen talks about cutting through fear, cultivating compassion, and life as a warrior princess.
03/16/00
The Journey Home
A review of "Bones of the Master: A Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China"
by Joan Halifax Roshi
Plus, an excerpt and "This is a Buddy Book," an interview with author George Crane and monk Tsung Tsai
3/09/00
The Sangha offers Buddhists the chance to practice what they preach in the cauldron of daily life.
02/24/2000
by Lama Surya Das
Awakening to the Present
Lama Surya Das explains the Buddhist take on the afterlife.
02/14/2000
Going Home
Jesus and Buddha as Brothers.
02/14/2000
by Thich Nhat Hanh
What Would Buddha Do About Sex?
Enjoy it--as a part of all of life.
02/14/2000
by Franz Metcalf
Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings
Are there universal truths? If we compare the sayings of Jesus and Buddha the answer is a heartfelt yes.
02/10/2000
Kicking and Cheering Down the Buddhist Path
'The Cup' offers a look at an extraordinary season in the ordinary life of a monastery
02/08/2000
by Mary Talbot
Pilgrimage to the Diamond Throne
Tens of thousands of Buddhists recently traveled to Bodhgaya to hear the Dalai Lama speak on compassion.
02/08/2000
by Matthieu Ricard
An Idol Misunderstanding
No, I don't bow to the Buddha statue in Chinese restaurants.
01/26/2000
by Dinty W. Moore
Path of Parenting, Path of Awakening
Looking at child rearing as a course in mindfulness.
01/26/2000
by Jack Kornfield
What Would Buddha Do?
101 Answers to Life's Daily Dilemmas.
01/26/2000
by Franz Metcalf
American Buddhism's Racial Divide
Buddhists in the United States are split into two camps: Asian Americans and 'New Buddhists.' Can they be brought together?
01/19/2000
by Kenneth K. Tanaka
The Silent Revolution
Far from being a self-centered preoccupation, meditation actually encourages spiritual activism.
01/19/2000
Meeting My Teacher
A spiritual guide's simple gesture of respect and compassion can open a student to a lifetime of spiritual learning.
01/12/2000
by Kamala Masters
Are Gore and Bush closet Buddhists?
They're paying more attention to inner peace than lower taxes
12/20/1999
by Dinty W. Moore
An Illuminating Millennial Resolution
Making enlightenment a priority
12/31/1999
by Lama Surya Das
Understanding Alleviates Suffering
In real life torture test, Buddhist principles help victims cope.
12/20/1999
Excerpted from Spirituality & Health--The Soul/Body Connection(R)
