Scott Wellenbach, a translator of traditional Buddhist texts, placed third at a poker tournament in the Bahamas, winning $671,240.
The legendary founder of Zen in China famously taught a dictum long-regarded as the taproot of Zen, “Point directly at the human mind, see its nature, and become Buddha.”
Welwood was a pioneer in the field of East–West psychology and coined the term “spiritual bypassing.”
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, Lion’s Roar magazine’s art director Megumi Yoshida reflects on the early influence of Buddhism in her life.
More than two-and-a-half centuries ago, Mahapajapati Gotami, the Buddha’s aunt, set a precedent for the women’s rights.
Joseph Jarman developed a love of Jazz while in the army and then discovered Buddhism when he returned home. The two passions defined the rest of his life.
Rev. angel Kyodo williams addresses the challenge of sticking to one Buddhist tradition. From the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
Bethany Saltman talks with Tenzin Palmo about rebirth, merit, and the bodhisattva vow.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes us step by step through the famed logic of Madhyamika, the Middle Way that defeats all extreme views of reality.
The most profound meditation, says Joan Halifax, is contemplating the certainty of your own death.
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