Buddhism Archives - Killing the Buddha

Meditating with My Father’s Friends

By Martha Henry | March 12, 2019

We were all there for the same purpose—to understand our own suffering and maybe find some relief.

The image comes from the November 6, 1921 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

Even Religious Freedom Victories Harbor Defeats

By Jolyon Baraka Thomas | February 20, 2019

How a 1927 Supreme Court case helps us understand today’s controversies over travel bans, border walls, and executive orders.

Mary Oliver and her dog, Perry. Photograph by Rachel Brown.

Joy Before Death: Following the Path of Mary Oliver

By Stephen Prothero | January 18, 2019

From Buddhism to science to the end of life.

this woman is reflecting on herself by looking in the mirror

When A Guru Says “Get Over Yourself,” Beware

By Nadia Colburn | June 21, 2018

#MeToo moments in Buddhism and psychotherapy.

The Buddha Loves Boundaries

By Daisy Hernandez | February 26, 2015

Being in the moment doesn’t mean they can punch you in the face.

Stones As Social Media

By S. Brent Plate | March 11, 2014

Adapted from A History of Religion in 5 ½ Objects (Beacon Press, March 11th)

Zen and the Art of Zen and the Art of Books

By Alex Tzelnic | October 7, 2013

Anything can be done gracefully. Consider: one can peel an orange such that the rind is removed in a single, spiraling helix of citrus. Or, one can carelessly stab at…

Army of Monk

By Brynn Saito | February 25, 2013

The fighting, silent warrior-monk draws me closer.

Home Taping Is Skill in Buddha

By M. Sophia Newman | December 17, 2012

We are musicians, sampling his breaks, writing our own songs hundreds of times.

The Failure of Nonviolence

By Emily Meg Weinstein | August 16, 2012

“I guess I could just as easily be a non-practicing Jew-Bu.”

Burning Faith

By Christian Nicolás Desrosiers | May 16, 2012

A Sultan, a mystic, and a volcano vie for power in Indonesia.

Religion Island

By Morgan Meis | March 19, 2012

Dawkins vs. Sri Lanka, and silence wins.

Crazy Wisdom

By KtBniks | November 9, 2011

For those of you in New York City, our friends over at the ever-incredible Rubin Museum of Art are partnering with the Shambhala Meditation Center to present Crazy Wisdom, a film about…

Festival of the Hungry Ghosts

By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan | October 31, 2011

What to make when it’s your turn to feed a dead grandmother?

World Peace for Free and Pay in Washington

By Nathaniel Page | July 18, 2011

On July 9th, the Dalai Lama appeared on the West Lawn of the US Capitol to talk about world peace. He was in town for the ten-day Kalachakra Ceremony for…

War and Peace in Newark

By Nathaniel Page | May 19, 2011

On my way into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, an agent of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service made me take my camera out of my bag. “It’s a common…

Zen Master Scandal Talk

By KtBniks | February 24, 2011

Y’all will definitely enjoy our friend Joel Whitney’s “last interview” with the late Zen master Aitken Roshi in Tricycle, complete with sex scandals, wordplay, and mortality. On the first Monday in…

“Clerical Impropriety” Is So Hot Right Now

By Jessica Miller | August 30, 2010

Those of you who thought Buddhism was still the proverbial last righteous man in Sodom might be disappointed to read August 20th’s New York Times. In his article “Sex Scandal…

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