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Watch: Bhikkhu Bodhi on Buddhism for the Post-Modern Mind
"I've come to an understanding that the dharma, to be really living, vitally important, and to be a dharma that is alive and blows open the mind, has to be applied against the background of the period of history we're living in and directed not only to the great universal problems that all humans face but also to the special over-arching problems of this historical period in which we are living." -Bhikkhu Bodhi More » -
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Lindsay Lohan turning to Buddhism for prison stint
Via monstersandcritics.com, Lindsay Lohan is reportedly turning to Buddhism to get her through her spell in prison. The 24-year-old actress was recently sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation and it is claimed she is taking to the religion to help her get through the ordeal. A source said to UK newspaper Daily Star: 'Lindsay's been fascinated in the Buddhist faith for a while, as several of her inner circle follow the teachings of Buddhism. 'Lindsay's devastated about the jail sentence, she has been crying non-stop. She's been told to seek spiritual guidance and find her inner peace. She's decided to study the art of meditation so she can stay calm through breathing techniques while she's in jail.' More » -
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Watch: Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel on Empowerment
Teacher, scholar, and author Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel speaks about the essential purpose of empowerment: to awaken our potential. She begins, Like all things on the Buddhist path, all the rituals, teachings, and practices have to do with awakening your Buddha potential, or clarity of mind. The promise for all this is that we naturally have this wakeful mind but it gets obscured or confused. (continued) More » -
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Recalling Khyentse and Trungpa Rinpoches
This comes via the Newsfeed on the Celebrating the Return! website, which contains information on Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche's first visit to the US this August: Image: Karma Dzong newspaper records Khyentse Rinpoche's first visit to the US From the Celebrating the Return! newsfeed: More » -
The man who would be king
What does the 17-year-old descendant of Tibetan royalty do during a visit to New York? In "The King and Us," New York Times journalist Dorothy Spears recounts her experience hosting Namgyal Wangchuk Lhagyari Trichen—the descendant of three ruling monarchs of Tibet—at her Manhattan home. More »
