Buddhists are often wary of secular mindfulness training. But Buddhists can also learn from Mindfulness Based Approaches which are a meeting ground between meditation and modern psychology. (1 of two posts)
We’re in the middle of the Mindfulness Boom as Buddhist-derived meditation practices enter the cultural mainstream. But is this the Dharma touching and transforming western society, or is Buddhism being turned into a self-help technique and a consumer product?
It’s 50 years since Buddhist teachers started arriving in the west in the early 60s and Buddhism crash-landed into the counterculture. So what have we learned about western Buddhism? An article for The Guardian
The controversy surrounding the deity, Dorje Shugden became an open dispute in 1996. Here are my reflections then and now.
As the controversial, fast-growing Buddhist movement, The New Kadampa Tradition prepares for life after its ageing founder it has produced a new constitution. It raises issues of control and diversity that concern Buddhists of all hues.