Melvin McLeod interviews the Seventeenth Karmapa on his first American tour about practicing Buddhism in the Western world.
Q & A: Alice Waters
An interview with celebrity chef Alice Waters about healthy food, ethical ingredients and how to change the world with our eating choices.
Wisdom of the Rebels
Tom Robbins on the Zen rebels, Sufi saints, and wild yogis who fight conventional mind with humor, outrageousness, and paradox.
On Becoming Karmapa
An exclusive interview with His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa by Melvin McLeod.
We Live in the Best of All Times: A Conversation with Alice Walker
This is the best time to be alive, says Alice Walker, because there is so much work to do—so much opportunity for self-realization.
Stumbling on Happiness
Are we just too dumb to be happy? Psychologist Daniel Gilbert reveals some of the common mental mistakes that defeat our search for happiness.
Shodo Harada Roshi: Nuclear Reactor of Zen
Although not widely known, Harada Roshi is one of the few Japanese Zen masters specializing in teaching Western students.
Richard Gere and Matthieu Ricard on Happiness
Actor Richard Gere and monk Matthieu Ricard share a serious commitment to Buddhism, and they agree that real happiness is beyond conditions & circumstances.
He Had Me at Hello
Journalist Perry Garfinkel’s interview with the Dalai Lama was to be the culmination of his twenty-week study of Buddhism in the West.
Deep in the Present Moment
Sister Chan Khong at Chua Vietnam. Photo by Red Wylie.John Malkin talks to Sister Chan Khong about peace, war, emptiness and working with Thich Nhat Hanh.









