By elephantjournal.com on Jun 27, 2009
"I think what you learn from nuns is strong determination, and to never give up," says Tsoknyi Rinpoche III—a Tibetan Buddhist teacher popular with Western students and the abbot and patron teacher of a… By elephantjournal.com on Jun 24, 2009
“Oryoki and the Oryoki Chant” from PKTC Publications is the first book on Oryoki, the monastic way of eating that was introduced to the West by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The book also contains the… By Todd Mayville on Jun 21, 2009
Seamm Jasani is a more gentle form of Boabom, a martial art form originating in Tibet prior to the arrival of Buddhism. Seamm Jasani is as much meditation and relaxation as it is a… By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009
A Benefit for the American Mountain Guides Association Pete Takeda Slide Show Presentation Please join us for an evening with Pete Takeda, Himalayan alpinist, journalist and celebrated Marmot athlete, as he presents a multi-media account of… By Rusty Ralston on May 12, 2009
So, how can you instantly become the envy of your moto-biking hipster friends while being super eco-stylishly vintage and furthermore, impressing your friends with an in-the-know Tibet reference? Well, you can purchase these incredible… By elephantjournal.com on Apr 23, 2009
What's harder, kayaking off a cliff...or fighting cancer? There's no personally transformative gift than giving sight to a blind person. This is inspiring, the kind of post that makes me grateful for my crazy,… By elephantjournal.com on Apr 19, 2009
I'm not right often, but I'm laying ratnas down on Gesar Mukpo's Tulku—it's going to Sundance, it's going wherever it wants. Tulku is directed by...a tulku (reincarnated Buddha, according to Buddhist tradition) pal o'mine,… By elephantjournal.com on Apr 4, 2009
Apparently winning the Nobel Peace Prize is no longer enough to give you street cred. So why has the Dalai Lama been banned? After all, ain't he everyone's favorite "simple monk" who's been advocating a… By Henry Schliff on Mar 18, 2009
I am always excited to find a book that can simultaneously broaden my perspective and challenge pre-existing notions, Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West by Donald Lopez is just that kind of… By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 16, 2009
It takes a lot to make the Dalai Lama mad. He's humble, a "simple monk," he'd rather bow and smile than puff up and pontifcate...he's played ball with the Chinese, who took over Tibet… By Todd Mayville on Mar 9, 2009
This book is a distillation of Powers' 500+ page tome of the same subject, which couldn't have been an easy task to undertake, let alone accomplish. More of a history and conceptual introduction rather… By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 9, 2009
Chinese suppression of all things Tibetan (except tourism) knows no end. They've started a widespread campaign to crackdown on Tibetans—those vicious evil Buddhist peace-loving nomads. Update re China's Tibet clamp down via NY Times: The… By Reverend Danny Fisher on Mar 8, 2009
In the most recent issue of Time Magazine, Beijing-based writer Simon Elegant reflects on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's flagging attempts to negotiate with China in a piece entitled "The Pain of Tibet". The author notes… By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009
I wish mainstream American media (Newsweek, in this case) would stop calling Buddhist teachers gods and living deities. They're not. Get out of your Judeo-Christian box, take off your theistic goggles, and learn the… By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 21, 2009
Big surprise—while we may have got ourself some Change we Can Believe In, we're not gonna let that get in the way of shipping cheap plastic crap back and forth halfway across the world… By Reverend Danny Fisher on Jan 28, 2009
By Lindsey Wolf on Dec 9, 2008
Via my friend Jesse Matthew Elliot of Idyllwerx art, design and film production. Playing for Change is a “multimedia movement created to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music.” A documentary… By Todd Mayville on Sep 29, 2008
This book from Harry N. Abrams books, is an absolutely gorgeous presentation of the complete text of F. Max Muller's 1881 translation of the Pali text. It's accompanied by illustrations from the Rubin Museum… By Todd Mayville on Aug 31, 2008
The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas: A Pilgrimage to the Oracle Lake is a rather rare film when it comes to movies about Tibet. The vast majority of films address the current political and…By elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 25, 2008
Show me a man with a cause, and I’ll show you a hypocrite. The headlines are ripe with examples: The politician who built a career fighting prostitution spends thousands of dollars on a buxom…