“I can’t know what it’s like to be a woman, or even how exactly to be a dad to girls, but I know something of sisters, and even perhaps of sisterhood.”
Zen’s Radical Conservative: John Daido Loori Roshi
John Daido Loori is an imaginative modernizer yet fierce upholder of the old ways of Zen. John Kain reports from Zen Mountain Monastery.
A Path, Not a Program: Greyston Mandala
Greyston Mandala uses Buddhist principles to redefine social service. Along with shelter, work and medical care, it offers clients a light on their path.
Ho-Ho! Ha-Ha-Ha!: On the World Laughter Tour
Hank Rosenfeld has a transcendent vision of laughter, as it lifts up, teaches and serves. But can it really heal, and still get a few nyuk-nyuks on the way?
The Miracle of Downward Dog
Buddhist practitioner Mark Epstein discovers the joys of hatha yoga.
Working with Human Goodness
What becomes available to us when we greet one another as fully human? This is an important question as we struggle through this dark time.
Religion Without God
What does it mean to be a religion without a God? More broadly, what does it mean to live without an exterior savior of any kind?
In Praise of Derision
Every now and then a person just needs a good screed, a healthy diatribe, a dose of invective, a solid shot of vinegar to cut the treacle.
Take A Breather
Deep breathing gives us the sense of health, well-being and spaciousness we tend to lose in the crush of metropolitan living.
The Case for Contemplative Psychology
Photo by Ashley Batz.When spiritual tradition is viewed as its own school of psychology, it can offer more effective techniques and profound goals than conventional psychology.



