Buddhist scholar Glenn Wallis argues that we should look to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama―an ordinary person like us.
Ask the Teachers: How can I engage with emotions in a way that turns me towards the Dharma?

The teachers are asked how to engage emotional provocations and self-centeredness in ways that turn us toward dharma practice and life.
The Symbol and the Symbolized
In honor of the late John Daido Loori, Roshi, we offer a dharma discourse he gave on the profound meaning of art and creativity.
Dharma Brother Daido
Bernie Glassman recalls his longtime friendship with John Daido Loori.
Till We Meet Again
Robert Thurman pays tribute to Daido Loori and his legacy in American Buddhism.
The Art of Awareness
What makes art a transformative practice, explains Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, is allowing the art to reflect a natural, uncontrived awareness.
Becoming Truly Alive
We live a kind of artificial life, says Thich Nhat Hanh, lost in worries and anger. Our practice is to wake up and live each moment fully.
Forum: Toughing It Out
How Practice Centers Are Dealing With the Recession: A panel discussion with Bob Agoglia, Jon Barbieri, Evan Kavanagh and Susan O’Connell.
Commentary: We’ve Come a Long Way
Charles Prebish reflects on the changes in American Buddhism that have occurred in the thirty years since the publication of his seminal work.
Hidden No More

Joan Sutherland reviews “Zen Women: Beyond Tea-Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters”, by Grace Schireson.