Laurie Anderson’s beautiful obituary for her late husband and partner, Lou Reed.
Folk legend Peter Yarrow uses Dalai Lama poem for new anti-bullying song
Japan has produced a song by folk legend Peter Yarrow, whose lyrics come from a unique source: a poem by the Dalai Lama.
Robert Thurman on the benefits and disappointments of intimacy
Here Robert Thurman, in discussion with Sachico Ohanks, addresses the benefits and disappointments of intimacy.
“Satsujo Weeps”—an excerpt from The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women
An excerpt from The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women, an engaging anthology of Zen koans and commentaries.
New Yorker essay: Book printing a Buddhist invention
The West has a misconception that printing was invented in Europe. In fact, the origins of printing on paper comes from Chinese Buddhism.
This week’s Seeing Fresh photo: Simplicity and richness, suspended in space
Each week we choose an image that’s been submitted to seeingfresh.com that really exemplifies the practice of contemplative photography.
“A thoughtful, high-energy piece applying Buddhist tenets to a zombie-filled fantasy”
A look into Saymoukda Vongsay’s “Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals” a new, undead-infested, carefully choreographed chop-and-kick stage show.
The “Seeing Fresh” photo of the week
Each week we choose an image that’s been submitted to seeingfresh.com that really exemplifies the practice of contemplative photography.
“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”
Toni Bernhard sheds light on how easily we attach to ideas of ourselves, when these are really nothing more than just that: ideas.
Breaking Good: Ricky Gervais’ warm-hearted new show “Derek” declares “kindness is magic”
Ricky Gervais as the title character in "Derek", his new comedy with a heart of gold. (Photo: Netflix)Amid the current onslaught of antiheroes, vulgarity, ultraviolence, and exploitation on TV emerges a comedy based on an unlikely theme: kindness.









