The Dharma of the Beatles
Jonathan Cott talks with actor Richard Gere about “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and embracing the dramatic spectacle of ordinary mind.
Music
On ‘Down by the Riverside’
A study of refuge and liberation in Black spirituals and Soto Zen Buddhism
On ‘Music for Zen Meditation’
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Tony Scott’s groundbreaking spiritual jazz album, Tricycle looks back at Zen’s enduring influence on modern music.
The Healing Gardens of Hatis Noit
Ahead of her first US tour, the Erased Tapes artist talks hypnotherapy, Shintoism, and a life-changing encounter with a Buddhist nun.
Remixing Ritual
By embracing the fluidity of life, death, ritual, and identity, the Zurich and New York based singer and multidisciplinary artist YESH is crafting her own creative lineage
Tina Turner’s Vow
A look into the spiritual practice of the late American icon
The Dharma of Popular Music
An exercise for mindful listening, because even where you least expect it, music can present opportunities for reflection.
Of the Beginning of the Beginning of the Beginning
Revisiting Revolver, the newly remixed Beatles album, with a fresh pair of dharma ears
How Buddhist Practice Helps Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch in His Everyday Life
“It changed my way of thinking. I think it changed me as a person.”
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