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    Buddhist Journal Beat Paid Member

    By Rick Fields
    RIVERS & MOUNTAINS More »
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    Still on the Run: An Interview with Paula Newby-Fraser Paid Member

    Are you an Olympic hopeful? Not at all. My days of doing sport for God and country are long gone. I am a triathlete because it is how I make a living and because I enjoy the sport. In any event, I'll be retired by the next Olympics. That's something for the younger athletes. More »
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    Life in the MUD Paid Member

    By Mitchell Kapor
    Imagine a world in which the inhabitants create their own physical environments and characters by writing them into existence. In this world, it is possible to converse, exchange gestures, express emotions, and even have sex. Such are the virtual worlds of MUDs (Multi-User Domains) - popular computer-based multi-player simulations which have evolved from the fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons.” More »
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    What does being a Buddhist mean to you? Paid Member

    Philip WhalenPoetAbbott, Hartford Street Zen CenteSan Francisco, California I was talking intensely with Chogyam Trungpa. He told me, “Your true temple is in the high country, in Nepal,” in a particular valley. I don’t remember where it was, exactly, but someday I just might go there. Michael SierchioComputer ConsultantBerkeley, California I was visiting Deh Chun (Ta-Tsung) in his house in Monteagle. We drank hot green tea out of jelly jars, and he looked quite warm in his quilted cotton coat. He said that I should tend to a pot on the stove, something he was cooking, and he left the room. I kept stirring the pot until Deh Chun came back into the room. He was wearing golden robes. He was no longer thin and frail, but vigorous and commanding, like a great general. Again he said to me: “Keep stirring the pot!” I felt a tremendous sense of awe and well-being. I knew that the old man had shown himself to me for the first time. More »
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    What does being a Buddhist mean to you? Paid Member

    1. CarolAnn Stockton Laughing Frog Zendo Vocalist and mother/grandmother Poulsbo, Washington My neighbors are Evangelical Christians and it’s been fascinating to become friends with them. I told them that I practice meditation because I want to be like Christ, not worship Christ. I practice generosity and compassion with them and now they don’t say “Praise the Lord” to me anymore or ask me to go to prayer meetings, and we have a great time together.   2. Sarah Kennedy More »
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    The Return of the Suppressed Paid Member

    By Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
    The Chinese rejection of the Dalai Lama’s choice of the next Panchen Lama, the second most important Tibetan lama, represents the greatest threat to the Tibetan institution of the incarnate lama in its history. It is a long history. With the decline of the Tibetan monarchy in the ninth century, political and religious authority shifted gradually to Buddhist teachers. Because many of these were Buddhist monks who had taken vows of celibacy, the problem of succession eventually arose. In some cases, authority was passed from a monk to his nephew. More »