The children of Amitofo Care Centre Namibia hold the future of their proud country in their mudra-making hands
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Rhythm of Liberation: Insights from Pearl Wu, director of Amitofo Care Centre Lesotho
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Pearl Wu interfaces regularly with local staff, students, and outside groups like government and donors to make ACC Lesotho part of the community
From Manang to Hong Kong: Gyalpo Rinpoche on Leadership and Women’s Empowerment
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The 2nd Gyalpo Rinpoche comes to Hong Kong for 2023’s pujas and speaks to BDG for an exclusive interview
Art and Culture Brought to Life: Speaking with Lucy Guan of the Dunhuang Research Academy
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Lucy Guan’s leadership of the “Mogao xueyuan” is bringing the digital and educational brand of the Dunhuang Research Academy to new heights
Family and Meaning: Serenity of the Path’s Depth
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Part Two in a six-piece series of reflections by Dr. Anthony C C Lok, Chinese Buddhist layman
Changing Minds: Uniting Monasticism with Education
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What happens when monastics leave their school and disrobe for lay life? Maintaining the bridge between the old and new life with Choje Lama Wangchuk
Back to School: Integrating Refugee Children in New Communities
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When children are forced to leave their home because of the ravages of war, they do not just need a physically safe environment, where they can grow up in peace. They need psychological support, oft-times trauma recovery, and validation and recognition of the struggles they have gone through. Such validation can be integrated into a […]
Your calling
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to be a teacherthe place insidethat invites respectyour lightyour graceyour childrenI honor… George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, The Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street […]
Realizing anatta (non-self) through Travel
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Visiting home. Such a strange thing, to visit one’s home. In this case a period I spent in Montana from 2015-2018. I am no stranger to travels. Despite a youth spent almost exclusively in the rural state of Montana, at age 24 I moved to Bristol, England for a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies. Afterward I […]
The Image of Sarasvati in Buddhist Art
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White Sarasvati, mural at the Namdroling Monastery in South India. Image courtesy of the author Sarasvati (Tib. yang chenma) is the goddess of knowledge, education, music, poetry, and culture. Her name can be found in the Vedic hymns. In these ancient Indian texts, she is worshiped as the divine power of ritual chants and sacrificial […]