Magazine
The Buddhist Review
Back Issues
In This Issue
Special Sections
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Confessions of a Bush-Bashing Buddhist
Why are we so reluctant to bring politics into the meditation hall?
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Politics: The Practice of Citizenship
With the world spinning from crisis to crisis—and election season fast approaching—many American Buddhists are asking: What can we do to make a difference? How do we work in a flawed but functioning democracy to create…
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Ten Practices to Change the World
Get off your cushion and get involved
In Action
Dolma Choephel: Tibetan Hunger Striker; David Kaczyski: Death-Penalty Opponent; Mariane Pearl: Journalist; James Baraz: Teacher & Activist
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
The Lessons of Abu Gharaib
Kenneth Kraft, a scholar of engaged Buddhism, discusses the Iraqi prison abuse scandal from a Buddhist perspective.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Nothing Left to Lose
An Interview with Dennis Kucinich
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Present Moment, Urgent Moment
How to navigate the labyrinth of contemporary politics and keep a cool head.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Seven Reasons Why It’s Better Not To Hate Them
Even if they are really horrible, greedy, corrupt, and completely deserve it. . .
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
The Lotus and the Ballot Box
Katy Butler searches for the Buddha on the campaign trail.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
The Problem of Politics
Should Buddhists enter the political fray?
Departments
Grassroots Dharma
Gardening on the frontlines
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
Letting Go of Spiritual Experience
Stop clinging to peak moments and open to true realization.
Shade
A dark elephantLiving in a dark forestCame to sip from a pondAs the Buddha watched A dark elephantFrom a dark forestHas come to the pondAnd sippedThe trembling…
The Art of Inquiry
Artist Ned Kahn finds the world in a grain of sand.
Does Race Matter in the Meditation Hall?
Vipassana teacher Gina Sharpe talks to Tracy Cochran about a Buddhist retreat for people of color.
The Enemy Within
Everyone has their Vietnam.
Udder Compassion
Geshe Rabten asks: Are you a bovine or a bodhisattva?
A Flock of Fools
Two ancient Buddhist tales from the One Hundred Parable Sutra, a Chinese Buddhist scripture from the sixth century C.E., known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Translated, retold, and illustrated by Kazuaki…
Writing Through the Heart
A tale of betrayal
Shambhala Mountain Center
Exploring the wilderness of the mind
Books in Brief Fall 2004
Zen lore is rife with tales of unconventional masters, idiosyncratic, non-verbal teachings, and disregard for traditional Buddhist scripture. The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts (Oxford University Press, 2004, $60 cloth, $22.50 paper, 336 pp.), an…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | In Memoriam
Philip Kapleau Roshi (1912-2004)
Remembrances from Sean Murphy, Don Morreale & Kenneth Kraft
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Healing Trauma with Meditation
Amy Schmidt & Dr. John J. Miller offer positive ways to transform trauma.
The Future of Religion
What are religion’s prospects in an increasingly individualistic society? Tricycle contributing editor Andrew Cooper speaks with prominent sociologist Robert Bellah.
The Perfection of Wisdom
Iconoclast, astrologist, communist sympathizer, and devoted practitioner, Edward Conze translated Buddhism for the West.
Buddha Buzz Fall 2004
Victoria’s Dirty Little SecretVictoria’s Secret got in hot water with Buddhists around the world in May, when the lingerie retailer offered the “Asian Floral Bikini” in its spring catalog. The skimpy two-piece ladies’ bathing suit featured…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Insights
Forbidden Mystery
In poet Diane Frank’s first novel, a monk and a geisha explore the limits of the precepts.
Shedding Light on Shin
A scholarly introduction
Breaking the Thread
An excerpt from Buddhist Religions
Give and Take with Norman Fischer
Contributing editor Andrew Cooper chats with Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer.
MeditationMagazine | Interview
The Taboo of Enlightenment
Do we really believe we can awaken? Stephan Bodian talks with popular lay teacher Adyashanti.
Letters to the Editor Fall 2004
Karmic GraceThe riddle of desire was poignantly unraveled in Joan Duncan Oliver’s essay, “A Drink and a Man” {Summer 2004}. The way she expressed herself brought me right into the experience of her “karmic grace”—when the…
Vaisali: First Stop To Enlightenment
Beauty and impermanence beneath the mango trees
The Age of Noise
Aldous Huxley on flouting the will to silence.
It’s Not Buddhism, It’s Buddhisms
Since 1970, The Buddhist Religion has introduced countless students and practitioners to the history of Buddhism. Readers of the fifth edition, published in July, are in for some surprises: juicy new material on early Indian Buddhism…
The Still Point
Capturing the movement of the mind
Practicing Politics
Whenever we’ve gone political, a good number of our readers have gone ballistic. Letters pour in exhorting us to stay above the fray. Politics, some would have us think, is off-limits to Buddhists. Just the same,…
Contributors Fall 2004
Amy Schmidt’s article on practicing with trauma, coauthored with Dr. John J. Miller, appears here. She tells us, “Like many trauma survivors, I spent lots of time believing that I was a hopeless yogi because I…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | My View
Chanting for Stuff
Is it alright to practice for material gain?
