THERE’S A HELPFUL formula to keep in mind when considering our actions and their effects on us and the world: what we think is what we say, is how we act, is where we live, is who we are. In other words, how we understand ourselves and the world shap

AS A BUDDHIST and an economics professor, I continually aspire to integrate my spiritual practice and my economics work, with the intention of creating a better world for all beings. Today, we face a number of interrelated crises on a monumental scal

A Note From the Art Director To the hundreds of artists whose works have appeared in the pages of Buddhadharma since its inception, we owe enormous gratitude. My aspiration/intention in selecting art has always been that the art penetrate the heart/m

THERE IS SO MUCH I love about Buddhist teachings. Many have brought me delight simply upon being introduced to them. Awe at first sight. This sense of joy, of being touched by beauty and profundity, has been similar to the exultation felt when unders

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THE SANSKRIT TERM dhyana is translated as “meditation.” As Buddhism has spread across Asia, different communities have come to interpret dhyana practices in various ways. Theravada Buddhists, for example, understand dhyana—translated into the Pali la

CONCENTRATION is like a diamond; it is a brilliant focusing of our energy, intelligence, and sensitivity. When we concentrate fully, the light of our abilities shines forth in many colors, radiating through all we do. Our energy gains a momentum and

THOUGH we’d only had the honor of editing Buddhadharma together for about a year before the long-debated decision to go all-digital was finally made, we of course echo Melvin’s lament for the print journal, his praise for all who’ve worked on it—not

(“Ethics, Meditation, and Wisdom,” pg10) Dogen says, “To study Buddhism is to study the self.” This is true also for practicing sila: we study our mind and our reactions to what we say, do, and think. Can you come closer in to your experience and see

This book reminds me of the early times. . . Somehow this book really connects the early 1970’s and the 21st century, and shows us how, due to this dedication and devotion to the spiritual path, to the lineage, to Lama Yeshe and to Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Regardless of what work we do, part of our work is to help bring about a collective healing, transformation, and awakening for our own well-being and for the sake of our planet. The insight of interbeing can help in this, but we need a collective awa

ONE OF THE MOST distinctive teachings of the Thai Forest Tradition is its insistence that the three parts of Buddhist training—virtue, concentration, and discernment—are intimately interconnected and have to be developed together. What this means in

IT’S A SAD MOMENT, because this is the final issue of Buddhadharma as a print journal. For the last twenty-two years, we at Lion’s Roar have been proud of Buddhadharma and loved working on it. We know that dedicated readers like you have appreciated

THE CHÖD TRADITION developed by the female Tibetan adept Machik Labdrön in the eleventh and twelfth centuries is a practice aimed at cutting (chod) one’s attachment to the idea of a self through ritualized meditative practices that involve specific m