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First Lesson, Best Lesson
Composer Philip Glass talks about his path to Buddhism and the evolution of his music.
The Shadow Side of Krishnamurti
An interview with Radha Rajagopal Sloss, author of "Lives in the Shadow with J. Krishnamurti"
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Lady and the Monk
Excerpts from Pico Iyer's "The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto"
Contradictions In Action
How do we reconcile Buddhist ethics with Burma's history?
The Changing of the Guard
An excerpt from "How the Swans Came to the Lake"
Lost Legacy
An interview with Tenzin Norbu Namseling
The Nuns’ Island
A rains retreat reflection
Departments
Without Warning
Poems by Patricia Donegan
Profiles: Great Simplicity
A glimpse of Japanese Buddhist scholar D.T. Suzuki
Letters to the Editor Winter 1991
From our readers
Many is More
"There is no one way to be a Buddhist."
Anathemas and Admirations
A wide-ranging collection of aphorisms and literary essays contemplating mortality, the illusions and viruses of philosophical speculation, and, sprinkled throughout, Buddhism.
Zen Seeds: Reflections of a Female Priest
"Zen Seeds is less a manual of Zen practice than a guide for living a fully realized life. It reminds us of what we already know.”
Enlightened Living: Teachings of Tibetan Buddhist Masters
A collection of eight essays on the ethical dimension of everyday living, taking inspiration from the nomadic life experiences of Tibetan lamas.
The Anguish of Tibet
"A frontal assault on the status quo that challenges the hands-off policy of the West based on an economic desire to keep the door open to a vast Chinese market"
World as Lover, World as Self
Essays offering sustaining insights drawn from Joanna Macy’s active, compassionate, and thoughtful life.
MeditationMagazine | Interview
In the Dukkha Magnet Zone
An Interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wisdom and Compassion: Sacred Art of Tibet
Inside the opening of the Asian Art Museum's exhibit, where the Dalai Lama granted a special blessing and initiated the creation of a large-scale sand mandala
TeachingsMagazine | On Translation, Teachings And Texts
The Rectification of Names
Unpacking suffering
Ta-mo’s Fighting Monks
Bodhidharma's teachings at Shao-lin are believed to have inspired or created a formidable band of fighting monks.
Eating Time
"You can eat Time by being here and now, by living in the moment. Then Time cannot eat you. Time is the eater."
Capitol News, Something to Chew On, and Update: Ms. Serenity Meets Monsieur Égoiste
Buddhism out in the world
Mike’s Cartoon
ObituariesMagazine | In Transition
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991)
TeachingsMagazine | Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold
The Finger Bone Path of Angulimala
An excerpt from Old Path, White Clouds, in which the historical Buddha encounters the treacherous murderer Angulimala
Hags, Nuns, and Magpie Scholars
Terigatha: Poems of the sisters
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings And Texts
Bodhidharma’s Teachings
"The absence of both understanding and not understanding is true understanding."
MeditationMagazine | Teachings And Texts
Teachings on the Nature of Mind and Practice
Thoughts have no tangible reality or intrinsic existence at all. There is therefore no logical reason why thoughts should have so much power over us.
MeditationMagazine | Teachings And Texts
Vipassana Practice from the Mahasatipatthana Sutta, or Teachings on Mindfulness
A translation of the Mahasatipatthana Sutta, or the teachings on mindfulness
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk
Body as Body
This vipassana practice is based on the Mahasatipatthana Sutta, the scripture that deals with the four foundations of mindfulness. We started with the first domain of mindfulness: paying attention to body sensations. As a way of beginning,…
Magazine | What Does Being A Buddhist Mean To You
What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You? Winter 1991
A diverse range of Buddhist practitioners across traditions on how they understand their Buddhist identity.
Bronze Mirror
As a talented translator of Chinese poetry, Jeanne Larsen approaches the novel immersed in the traditions and themes of classical Chinese literature.
New and Noteworthy Texts in Translation
A roundup of reading: Dakini Teachings, Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand, Transmission of the Light, Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship, and The Practice of the Kalachakra
Books for Children
The Death of Echadon, Where is Tibet?, Prince Siddhartha, Hero of the Land of Snow, and The Children of Nepal
Columns
Buddhist Journal Beat
RIVERS & MOUNTAINS The first issue of Buddhism at the Crossroads (formerly Spring Wind Buddhist Cultural Forum), published by the Zen Lotus Society in Toronto, focuses on the environment. In her article on environmental ethics, Stephanie Kaza…