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Springtide Research Institute reports on mental health struggles among young Buddhists

by Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback| June 7, 2022

Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback report on the findings of Springtide Research Institute’s latest report Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know and what it reveals about young Buddhists facing mental health concerns. Young people of all backgrounds are facing a variety of pressures today. Many are expected to earn good grades […]

Rubin Museum launches three-part “Project Himalayan Art” to broaden how Asian art is taught

by Martine Panzica| June 3, 2022

“Project Himalayan Art” will create accessible resources for students, teachers, and the public to learn about art from the Himalayan region.

The Best Souvenir

by Andrea Miller| May 31, 2022

In the opening editorial from our July 2022 issue, Deputy Editor Andrea Miller reflects on her time in Morocco, and the feeling of connection we experience through travelling.

What Were You Taught About Money?

by Spencer Sherman| May 31, 2022

Are you still clinging to your childhood beliefs about money? It’s time to let them go, says Spencer Sherman, because they may be leading you to make bad financial decisions.

Angry Bees and the Questions of 2020

by Marcella Prokop| May 27, 2022

Reflecting on the second anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd, Buddhist practitioner and beekeeper Marcella Prokop shares her account of working with the stickiness of suffering.

“Elastic Heart” as Sadhana

by thubten khandro| May 26, 2022

For Ratna Dakini, dancing is a joyous form of spiritual practice that allows her to “merge with the flow of the moment.” Here, she explores the dharma of dance.

Awakening Through Audre Lorde

by Rima Vesely-Flad, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Aishah Shahidah Simmons and Leslie Booker| May 15, 2022

Four Buddhists explore how the life and work of the Black, feminist, lesbian poet Audre Lorde serves as a gateway to the dharma

I Never Gave Up on Dharma: Ngakpa Kalzang’s Journey from Tibet

by Dhondup T. Rekjong| May 10, 2022

Dhondup T. Rekjong tells the story of Ngakpa Kalzang, an exile of Tibet and experienced tantric Buddhist practitioner working as a landscaper on Canada’s Vancouver Island.