Ancestors

Some Things Are Felt Through The Body

I have always been what can be described as ‘sensitive’. This is shorthand for, literally, some days I can’t get out of bed because the Amazon is burning, or I have to recover each time I…

By Lekey Leidecker

Sep 04, 2023

Personal Reflections Bardo

Storytelling, Death, and Putting Flesh Back on Bones

Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life In Tibetan Buddhism, “bardo” is a between-state. The passage from death to rebirth is a bardo, as well as the journey from birth to death. The conversations in “Between-States” explore…

Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Edwidge Danticat

May 18, 2023

Personal Reflections Bardo

Finding Your Own Narrative

Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Gish Jen

Mar 07, 2023

IdeasMagazine | Feature

Myth and Meaning

Science can take us only so far. What we need now are myths to rewrite our relationship with Earth.

By Karen Armstrong

Spring 2023

Personal Reflections Bardo

Moving Forward in the Present by Connecting to the Past

Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Maud Newton

Oct 20, 2022

Personal Reflections Holidays

On Memory, Rituals, and the Spirit of Obon

Shin Buddhist minister Rev. Blayne Higa reflects on the annual festival of remembrance for one’s ancestors, and how to honor the holiday even while we’re apart.

By Rev. Blayne Higa

Aug 13, 2021

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Charting the Artistic Interplay between the Benevolent Beings of Buddhism and Hinduism

With an emphasis on the votive as well as practical uses of spiritual objects, this exhibition caters to religious practitioners and art appreciators alike.

By Ilana Maymind PhD

Dec 05, 2023