Healing the World with Thangtong Gyalpo’s Prayer
Since 1 August 2020, Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) Sangha have been coming together as a … Read More “Healing the World with Thangtong Gyalpo’s Prayer”
Tony Miller’s “The Missing Buddhas”
“In the absence of any government restrictions, China’s Gods have become a lively trade article.” Friedrich Perzynski, Hunt for the Gods … Read More “Tony Miller’s “The Missing Buddhas””
Till death do us part
You were still a stranger to me then, when I longed to figure out your secrets, if you had any,before we fell … Read More “Till death do us part”
Tonight: A Zoom Conversation with Matthieu Ricard!
Tonight on 19 July at 19:00, our sister platform, Buddhistdoor en Español (BDE), will be co-hosting with Padmapani Publications a conversation with … Read More “Tonight: A Zoom Conversation with Matthieu Ricard!”
Catacombs of Domitilla
Bones as mere decor. Stored in metallic ink, eachmorning, waking without a comparison point, folded intoa cast-iron pot, fragrant withcumin, … Read More “Catacombs of Domitilla”
Birding
Fragile, shalehands holdthe wombwilderness isbornThe CosmosWalleyed PikesJune nights andthe call of LoonsEverything thatwe need to dreamTo feelTo loveSo littleseparatesus from whatwe … Read More “Birding”
A Moment in the Backyard
The way some fireflies hide within the obsidian grass, faking the blinking signals of cold heat, I waited for you to want my offerings,as … Read More “A Moment in the Backyard”
The Lost Part of the Human Brain
(Inspired by Terence McKenna) Glaciers are new. The home star arrivinglater than we sensed. Summoned. The sunoff the main sequence. An arc out … Read More “The Lost Part of the Human Brain”
Lost Monarchs
By the lookof his woolheld in placeby a universalgrammar of touchI will be prayingto my higher selfjust to be with … Read More “Lost Monarchs”
Elegy for Nirvana
Signless and aimless,I have come to accept that I amwho I amlooking for. I am already what I havesearched for. As … Read More “Elegy for Nirvana”