Critique

The “Love Guru” I Wouldn’t Listen To

Disgraced former monk Michael Roach is itching for a comeback . . . as a relationship expert.

Feb 14, 2019

boy wearing MAGA hat confronting Native American elder for story on blame and buddhism

The Red Hat Rorschach Test

Seeking understanding instead of blame can bring greater clarity and solutions to an ambiguous situation, like the Covington Catholic incident.

By Matthew Gindin

Jan 30, 2019

Is Buddhism Scientific or Religious?

A Buddhist scholar examines the assertion that Buddhism is more like a science of the mind than a religion.

By John Dunne

Jan 07, 2019

Buddhism According to Pessimism

Prominent pessimists see a kindred spirit in the Buddha’s honesty about suffering, but they ignore his remedy.

By Matthew Gindin

Dec 06, 2018

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What Is True Safety?

From a Buddhist perspective, danger is normal.

By Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Nov 28, 2015

It Needs Saying

Buddhism is not a philosophy, science, psychotherapy, or culture. It is a religion.

By Dharmavidya David Brazier

May 30, 2015

Was the Buddha an Atheist?

Preeminent Buddhist thinkers—Badiner, Kornfield, Batchelor, and Thurman—weigh in.

By Philip Wolfson

Jan 27, 2015

“Technology’s Mindfulness Racket”

In a new article over at The New Republic, senior editor Evgeny Morozov questions the agendas of tech companies that advocate “unplugging” and technological solutions like apps in response to the digital onslaught that has become a fact of daily life. “We are being urged to unplug,” writes Morozov in “The Mindfulness Racket,” “so that we can […]

By Alex Caring-Lobel

Feb 25, 2014

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The Language of Certainty in New Atheism

“Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind”

By Alex Caring-Lobel

Feb 10, 2014

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Communicating in COVID

Whether our conversations are IRL or on the internet, it can be hard to know the right thing to say right now. Mindful communication teacher Oren Jay Sofer shares his advice.

Interview with Oren Jay Sofer by Alex Tzelnic

Jun 02, 2020

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Aging Mindfully

Enso Village, a new project by the San Francisco Zen Center, wants to explore the process of growing old.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Summer 2020

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

The Four Immeasurables: A Science of Compassion

In this series, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard speaks of the four immeasurables as a “science of compassion,” showing the incredible power loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity have to transform our relationships with others.

Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

May 2020

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Critique

Trike Daily

The “Love Guru” I Wouldn’t Listen To

Trike Daily

The Red Hat Rorschach Test

Trike Daily

Is Buddhism Scientific or Religious?

Trike Daily

Buddhism According to Pessimism

Trike DailyTeachings

What Is True Safety?

Trike Daily

It Needs Saying

Trike DailyTeachings

Was the Buddha an Atheist?

Trike Daily

“Technology’s Mindfulness Racket”

Trike Daily

The Language of Certainty in New Atheism