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Liberating the Sacred

Exploring tensions between context and transcendence in Western Buddhism

By Andrew Cooper

Summer 2022

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Sex and Gender Fluidity in Tibetan Buddhism

A Tibetan scholar’s dream uniquely presents sex changes without judgement—neither as as biological fact nor pedagogical tool, but as an expression of intimacy with another person.

By Alexander Gardner

Apr 15, 2022

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The Lost Buddhist Kingdom of Khotan

History has largely forgotten how important this jewel of a country and cradle of the dharma once was.

By John Canti

Mar 21, 2022

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A Case for ‘As-If Agnosticism’ as an Approach to Rebirth

In his new book, Roger Jackson details the prevailing perspectives on rebirth, including one for those who find the traditional rational, empirical, or faith-based arguments problematic but do not reject the idea outright.

By Roger Jackson

Mar 14, 2022

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The Story of a Lost Tibetan Scripture

How the Ragya Kangyur, a 200-year-old edition of the Tibetan Buddhist canon, came to be—and how it was rescued after 50 years in hiding.

By Tenzin Dickie

Mar 13, 2022

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Dogen’s Freeing Verse

A look at the works of a Zen master who disparaged literature despite being a prolific poet

By Shohaku Okumura

Spring 2022

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Reflections on the Lake

Reading Swans 40 years later

By Benjamin Bogin

Spring 2022

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Mother of Tulkus

The story of one Tibetan mother who refused to surrender her children to monastic life

By Alexander Gardner

Dec 14, 2021

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Cambodia’s Wat Phum Thmei Palm Leaf Library and the Resilience of Buddhist Texts

No other library emerged from the Khmer Rouge regime as unscathed.

By Philip Menchaca

Nov 18, 2021

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The Three Beautiful Roots: Cultivating the Three Wholesome Qualities in Unwholesome Times

How can we find the courage to have alobha, to give freely without attachment; adosa, to let go of aversion and punitive actions and live with integrity; and amoha, to gain insight into the nature of things without delusion? In this dharma talk, we will learn to practice the three beautiful branches of dana (giving), sila (moral integrity), and bhavana (cultivation, meditation), and to live as heart-centrically as we can.

Joshua Bee Alafia

May 2022

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