Personal Reflections Monasticism
My Time in Robes
A former monastic reflects on their time as a fully ordained bhikkhu and why they eventually made the decision to return to lay life.
Monasticism
Pain and Resilience Among Taiwan’s Buddhist Nuns
A writer and PhD candidate on how modern monastics use Buddhist teachings when dealing with death and suffering
Finding the Ox’s Footprints
Leaving home, resistance, and love
Personal Reflections Monasticism
The Sign of the Renunciant
On being a “sometimes secular” religious Buddhist—as a monk
Personal Reflections Life As It Is
Women’s Ordination, Past and Present
A cofounder of the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women reflects on the progress that has been made toward full ordination for women—and the challenges that still remain.
COVID Inside the Monastery
Thai monks recount their experience during the pandemic
Zen Monastic Practices at Home
Is it possible—and necessary—to incorporate Zen monastic practices into our everyday lives? A Zen priest shares his advice.
Uncovering the Hidden World of Tibetan Female Lamas
In her new book, scholar Elisabeth Benard presents the first scholarly account of the Sakya Khon family’s jetsunmas
Trusting the Unknown
Anchoring ourselves in our body, we will find within us the solidity of the home, which is capable of helping us find our way, if only we let it.
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