Judith Hertog

Circling Lhasa

A writer comes to grips with her illusions about Tibet’s capital city versus its reality.

Text and Photographs by Judith Hertog

Spring 2017

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Transforming our habits requires a moment of insight coupled with sustained effort.

By Oren Jay Sofer

Sep 25, 2018

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You Are What You Read

As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism’s foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?

By Gabriel Lefferts

Fall 2018

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Waking Up by Breaking Down Barriers

Meditation can be painful. Especially if it’s practiced for long hours in a Zen retreat. But that’s not why Rinzai Zen teacher Genki Roshi once described meditation to his student Kurt Spellmeyer as “dying on the cushion.” In this series, Spellmeyer, now a Zen priest, takes a closer look at what exactly “dies” on the cushion—our sense of self, the death of which allows us to exist in perpetual harmony with the surrounding world. When meditative insight rids the self of barriers, what remains is an open gate of awareness and communication.

Kurt Spellmeyer

Sep 2018

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