‘Galápagos,’ Indian Buddhists, and Kurt Vonnegut’s Salvation for Humans
What this 1985 novel can tell us about navigating our current crises
literature
CultureMagazine | In Brief, Openings
Only Connect
A reminder to look out for insight everywhere
Redefining Tibetan Literature
A new interdisciplinary journal transcends genre studies and attempts to build bridges between Tibetan and Western academics.
Time in Exile: A Review of “We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies”
In her debut novel, Tibetan-Canadian writer Tsering Yangzom Lama asks if the only cure to exile is a return home.
Dharma Lessons from The Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield
Adapted from The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature
Finding Nirvana in the Classics
In The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature, meditation teacher Dean Sluyter unveils the dharma lessons within different Western classics
George Saunders on What Buddhists Can Offer the World Right Now
The author discusses how reading stories reminds us of the “Previous and Better Selves We Have, Briefly, Been.”
Why I Read Namtars, the Memoirs of Masters
The Tibetan literary tradition tells the inspiring life stories of spiritual devotees.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Why I Wrote a Book about Why I Stopped Writing Books
A writer reconsiders his craft.
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