A passionate poem for the stories told and yet to be told for the New Year
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Franz Kafka and the girl’s doll
Despite being unverified, the famous story of the Austrian-Czech writer and the little doll continues to touch and heal countless people
Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya on Motherhood and Marriage: Embodying Love
An extended conversation with Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya on everything important to her, from her social work to her family
Eye on Southeast Asia: Novices in Love and Living
Very young men or boys joining the sangha without adequate preparation is resulting in real problems
Monsters, Music, and Compassion: “Vampire in the Garden”
Vampires or undead as “sentient beings” deserving of compassion and love raise high-stake philosophical and religious questions
Family and Meaning: Serenity of the Path’s Depth
Part Two in a six-piece series of reflections by Dr. Anthony C C Lok, Chinese Buddhist layman
Monasticism: Celibacy and Companionship are not only compatible, but crucial
In the face of scandals involving sexual misconduct, it is not celibacy that needs reform, but rather monastic contact and communication with the opposite gender
Nostalgia and Memory: Hong Kong Artist Sara Tse on Loss, Love, and Life
Hong Kong artist Sara Tse’s extraordinary solo exhibit is a secular retrospective on impermanence, nostalgia, memory, and re-telling