A Time of Survival
Carried in handwoven Amish wicker baskets from the root cellarlike pickled garlicsealed in mason jars with yellow Ginghamfabric toppersthe world needs … Read More “A Time of Survival”
Author: Teahouse
Founded in 1995 in Vancouver and based in Hong Kong since 2006, BDG is a multimedia platform providing English-language content on Buddhist teachings, arts, and culture. We accomplish this through features, commentary, and news on the BDG website, as well as publications and other channels.
Simhamukha, the Lion-faced Dakini
Simhamukha is a wrathful goddess in Vajrayana Buddhism, whose name means “lion-faced.” Her Tibetan name Senge Dongma has the same … Read More “Simhamukha, the Lion-faced Dakini”
Awe Is…
JehovahZeusJahRaOsirisAllahJesusGodYahwehThe GoddessIsisMardukAdonisPenelopeIndraJupiterMarsQuetzalcoatlThorOrpheusGaiaApolloAhura MazdaBrahmaBuddhaBachusIo George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications … Read More “Awe Is…”
On a Soccer Field Behind the Rec Center
Geese honkFlorida boundIt finally feels like late Octoberthe feeling of being left behind George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. … Read More “On a Soccer Field Behind the Rec Center”
Visuals of Compassion: Artist Rima Fujita on her new exhibit, “Karuna”
Rima Fujita is a long-time painter of Buddhist art with a distinctive style that focuses on vivid colours and fairytale-like … Read More “Visuals of Compassion: Artist Rima Fujita on her new exhibit, “Karuna””
Death
opens as a lotus petal all at oncein all directionsunder the kind pressureof twilighta translucentblue topaz feelingdisappearing into an ancient softness George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has … Read More “Death”
Silence
is the power of rivers to tell a new story over and over again until it is ancient and revolutionary. George Cassidy Payne is … Read More “Silence”
Cyberspace
had a way of telling us we could never have it better in this light, in your liver, the future became unusually gentle a machine … Read More “Cyberspace”
Back Then
Our opinions grow older. Animals and people die. A skeletal system eatingto survive. We are all killersin one way or another. George … Read More “Back Then”
Two Worlds
There are two worlds on Earth, that you believein, both nourishing sources of light-Suns without fire. So we recreate our patternsfrom scratch. … Read More “Two Worlds”