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Exploring tensions between context and transcendence in Western Buddhism
Trying to define what is truly Buddhist is probably a waste of time.
What happens to Buddhist institutions when the traditional model of support—merit-based giving—changes?
Western Buddhism has entered a new chapter, influenced by social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, according to the new book American Dharma.
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“I was stressed out, burned out, and divorced. And then I started doing yoga.” This is how many people I have spoken to in the course of my research describe their path to mindfulness. Like yoga, mindfulness has had a tremendous impact on the lives of individuals who are searching for mooring in the midst […]
Casting themselves as the “true” dharma heirs of Tibetan Buddhism, members of the NKT reprise an old Orientalist trope.
Will Western adaptation of the dharma challenge contemporary culture or accommodate it?
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