The Dalai Lama has no problem with same sex marriage, saying such matters are more the business of government and consenting adults.
A farewell to composer Robert Ashley, voice of the yogi-saint Milarepa
Noted with sadness and fond remembrance: the passing away Monday of experimental composer and opera innovator Robert Ashley at the age of 83.
Watch the Dalai Lama’s opening prayers in the U.S. Senate on Thursday
U.S. Senators were treated to a bit of dharma Thursday morning, as the Dalai Lama offered the opening prayer for the day’s session.
The “Seeing Fresh” photo of the moment
Each week we choose an image that’s been submitted to seeingfresh.com that really exemplifies the practice of contemplative photography.
What’s Your Retreat Password?
Disentangling from the modern world to go on a meditation retreat, says author Anne Cushman, can be a little complicated.
Hesse’s “Siddhartha” still inspires, in unexpected ways
Nearly 70 years after earning Herman Hesse the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, his novel Siddhartha continues to provide inspiration.
Video: “Zen” ad sells Krispy Kernels, meditational weirdness
Meditation may be becoming mainstream, but you can always count on the ad industry to keep things weird, like this new ad for Krispy Kernels.
The Buddha and the swarm of minutiae: provocative new artwork by Gonkar Gyatso on display at the Met
The Buddha and the swarm of minutiae: provocative new artwork by Gonkar Gyatso on display at the Met.
The “Seeing Fresh” photo of the moment….
Each week we choose an image that’s been submitted to seeingfresh.com that really exemplifies the practice of contemplative photography.
Updated: Dalai Lama, President Obama meet briefly
As announced here late Thursday evening, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with U.S. president Barack Obama on Friday, February 21.









