Rod Meade Sperry

The subject of the ceremony was longtime Vajra Vidya Retreat Center resident, Amanda Atwood of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Leading writer and activist Rebecca Solnit on Buddhist wisdom and a better world.

Peter Coyote looks back at his life in the arts, activism, politics, and Zen.

We’re pleased to announce that Buddhadharma has a fully revamped website where committed practitioners can deepen their practice and study of Buddhism.

"Part of the content is even contrary to the teachings of Buddha dharma and may mislead and cause confusion among practitioners," one of the statements says.

Buddhist author and professor Jeff Wilson is calling to save a major Buddhist Studies program at the University of Toronto.

Wes Nisker, the Oakland, California-based Buddhist teacher, author, and radio personality who went by “Scoop” — a nickname assigned to him thanks to Nisker’s coverage of the Chicago 7 trial (Nisker’s own website credits Abbie Hoffman with coining the name) — has died. Nisker was the founder and co-editor of Inquiring Mind, a journal for the Theravada/Insight Buddhist community, whose origin story is conveyed briefly on the journal’s online archive: In 1983, vipassana teacher Joseph Goldstein ask…

Buddhadharma editor Rod Meade Sperry introduces the Summer 2023 issue.

Rod Meade Sperry talks to Lama Justin von Bujdoss about the practice of “darkness retreat.”

Rod Meade Sperry talks to teacher, psychotherapist, and author Lama Tsomo about her new book “Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection.”