Staring at Corpses in ‘Silent Hill 2’
What the blockbuster video game can teach us about our own aversions
Pop Culture
The Timeless Ambiguity of Sun Wukong
Centuries after the publication of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West, the novel’s trickster archetype finds renewed life in evolving mediums.
Devas and Aliens
Is Buddhist cosmology the key to unlocking UFO mysteries?
Personal Reflections Pop Culture
To Kill a Cat
Consoling a sick friend, a Zen teacher untangles our separate self-existence.
Personal Reflections Pop Culture
‘Dragon Ball’ to Soto Zen
Struggling for a spiritual identity amid cultural and sectarian conflicts in the Middle East, a writer finds a refuge in nonattachment.
What ‘Barbie’ Teaches Us About Suffering
An exploration of how essential Buddhist teachings find their way into the feminist blockbuster hit
Chop Wood, Carry Water
The survival game The Long Dark reminds us that the present moment is all we have.
What We’re Watching
A film about an anthropomorphic shell, a troubling documentary, an action-packed anime series, and a TV show on psychedelics, all with kernels of Buddhist wisdom
The Dharma of the Rings
A Zen teacher’s Buddhist take on The Lord of the Rings, in honor of the first film’s 20th anniversary
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