“Let’s go out and play” is not an expression we associate with adults, yet adults are eager, even desperate, to play.
When the Spirit Moves You
“I walked further and further away from father and son,” says bell hooks. But my steps always drew me closer to holy spirit.”
“According to Buddhist Tradition”
Steve Peskind discusses the Dalai Lama’s various statements on the topic of homosexuality in relation to Buddhist tradition.
In the Realm of the Medicine Buddha
Peter Fenton explores the medicine of Tibet, in which the physical, psychological, magical and spiritual are combined in a single system of healing.
The Making of Kundun
Martin Scorsese and Melissa Mathison discuss Kundun, an upcoming biographical epic based around the life of the 14th Dalai Lama and the struggles in Tibet.
Healing Light

Always when we call upon light, we need to visualize an image or presence, to feel its positive qualities, and to believe in its power to heal.
Seven Years in Tibet

French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has prided himself on ambitious films, but none compares to the scope and challenge of Seven Years In Tibet.
“To See the Contracted Soul Expand”
Becky Johnston has crafted a riveting screenplay that combines breath-taking imagery with dramatic action in a simple story that entertains and educates.
Conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi

Over the course of nine months I had an exceptional series of conversations with the world’s most famous political dissident, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Dance of Gender: A Woman’s Guide to American Buddhism
Author Sandy Boucher introduces the American Buddhist scene—its issues, weaknesses and strengths—to women interested in taking up Buddhist practice. Buddhism has traditionally been a male-dominated religion. That characteristic extends both to most temples or centers in Asia and to those founded by Asian immigrants, which tend to be headed by male teachers. Buddhist centers that […]



