Spring 2006
Vol. 15, No. 3
special section
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Princeton's Jacqueline Stone explains that the Lotus Sutra is not about the dharma, it is the dharma.
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In this excerpt from the Lotus Sutra, buddhas and believers gather in the sky to hear the preaching of the Wonderful Law.
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The Lotus Sutra puts all Buddhist practitioners on the way to Buddhahood.
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It is perhaps the most significant text in East Asian Buddhism, but the Lotus Sutra's seminal role in shaping Western Buddhist practice is scarcely acknowledged. What is the hidden influence of this enigmatic text?
reviews
on gardening
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Spying on the winged monarchs of decay
sangha spotlight
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A small Philadelphia sangha marks the crossroads of Buddhism and Quakerism.
thus have i heard
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The transformative power of a single moment of insight
practical pilgrim
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A journey to the site of the Buddha’s first sermon
on relationships
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Loving the other without losing yourself
dharma talk
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Ajahn Sumedho recounts the joyful unfolding of a deep appreciation for his teacher and parents.
profile
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"Poems are maps to the place where you already are..."
from the archives
feature
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Kate Wheeler finds new inspiration at the Dalai Lama's thirteenth Mind and Life conference.
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A skeptical George Johnson takes in the Dalai Lama's inaugural "Dialogues between Neuroscience and Society" lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
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In his recent book, The Universe in a Single Atom, the Dalai Lama argues for the immateriality of mind. B. Alan Wallace explains why this just may make perfect sense.
insights
letters
on practice
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After years of meditation, you may feel you're making very little progress. But the guide you may need has been with you all along: your body. Drawing on Tibetan Yogic practices, Reggie Ray takes on the modern crisis of disembodiment. Artwork by ANGELO MUSCO
