
Ideas

As endangered coho salmon slowly return to Green Gulch Creek in Marin County, California, a community reflects on the reality of our interdependence.

Robert Waldinger, Director of the Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, on What Makes a Good Life
The psychiatrist and Zen priest discusses the importance of sangha and how our relational needs shift as we grow older.

IdeasMagazine | Openings, What's in a Symbol
What’s That on Top of the Buddha’s Head?
The story of the Buddha’s regal ushnisha

Emptiness Explained
The Middle Way of Nagarjuna, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s greatest philosophers

How to Be Alone
Bodhidharma’s lesson on composure

True Entrusting
Untangling popular misconceptions about Shin Buddhism

IdeasMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Getting the Ball Rolling
A new translation of the title of the Buddha’s first teaching offers a different way to view the dharma.

Nothing to Be
Losing the self through faith in the Buddha

How To Channel Eco-Anxiety
Learning to live between despair and hope

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