In this commentary from the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly, Justin von Bujdoss reflects on changing the way we think about lineage.
Realistic Travel Tips for Unreal Destinations
Alexander Weinstein’s “The Lost Traveler’s Tour Guide” comprises a collection of tour guide entries for fictional fantastical destinations. In this excerpt, Weinstein offers advice enjoying your time in the exotic locales of Bhodur, Bent, and Luxore.
The Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth
Moment to moment, lifetime to lifetime — death and rebirth are happening all the time. Nine leading Buddhist teachers explain the concept of rebirth.
Do You Only Live Once? The Evidence for Rebirth
What happens after you die? That used to be just a religious question, but science is starting to weigh in. Sam Littlefair looks at the evidence that you’ve lived before.
Hush, Puppy!
Training her mind, training her dog—Mary Rose O’Reilley on the pleasures and pitfalls of learning to sit without barking.
These Flames are Cool and Refreshing
What do a 16th-century Zen master and a contemporary cartoon dog have in common? Both of them maintained equanimity as their worlds burned, says Cristina Moon. And this is why we train as Buddhists.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Bhante Gunaratana explains that the Four Foundations of Mindfulness are mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and dhamma.
Meditating on the Buddha in the midst of Buddhist Terror
Richard Reoch reports from the refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Jeremy Safran, researcher of psychoanalysis and Buddhism, killed in burglary
Dr. Jeremy Safran, the clinician, psychotherapist, and researcher who wrote extensively on the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy, was killed in his Brooklyn home Monday.
What About the Cost of Retreats?
Many practitioners can’t afford to go on retreats. Pamela Ayo Yetunde says it’s time we start thinking about how to make the practice less exclusive.









