March 18, 2011: Japan: Humanitarian and Spiritual Responses
BOB ABERNETHY, host: Faith-based and international aid groups rushed to help victims of the catastrophes in Japan. It’s estimated that more than 10,000 people were killed by the massive earthquake...
View ArticleJune 17, 2011: Buddha Garden
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: It has been described as a piece of heaven on earth, tucked in the foothills of the glacier topped Mission Mountains in northwestern Montana, a place where cows and...
View ArticleOctober 12, 2007: Tibetan Buddhist Mandala
KAREN HUMPHRIES SALLICK (Tibetan Buddhist Practitioner): The mandala is a teaching and meditation tool so that we can focus on evoking in ourselves the Buddha nature that we Buddhists believe you...
View ArticleMasters of Mercy
Between 1854 and 1863, Japanese artist Kano Kazunobu (1816-1863) created a series of 100 paintings of the Buddha’s 500 disciples. Very early Buddhist sacred texts suggested that during one of the...
View ArticleAwake in the World
“Buddha” is a title meaning the enlightened or awakened one. Inspired by Tricycle magazine’s Buddhafest Short Films Showcase invitation for video responses to the question “What does it mean to be...
View ArticleJune 15, 2012: Buddhist Abbot Nicholas Vreeland
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: During a special reception in New York, guests are paying their respects to the Venerable Nicholas Vreeland, or as many here still call him, “Nicky.” The Dalai Lama has...
View ArticleAmerican Buddhism on the Rise
At the opening night (June 14) of the third annual BuddhaFest film festival in Arlington, Virginia, we asked attendees to talk about their attraction to Buddhism. Watch an audio slideshow of the...
View ArticleInterfaith Meditation
“We often think of meditation as being primarily a solo activity, but there is a communal aspect even though you’re in silence… I think that communal aspect is part of what helps build that habit of...
View ArticleJanuary 4, 2013: Religion and the New Congress
BOB ABERNETHY, host: The new 113th Congress, which was sworn in Thursday (January 3), includes several religious firsts. Democrat Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the first Hindu member of Congress. Mazie...
View ArticleFebruary 22, 2013: NYC Houses of Worship
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: New York has been called the most secular city in America. But don’t tell that to Tony Carnes. He has made it his mission to systematically document all the religious...
View ArticleMay 3, 2013: Room to Read
JOHN WOOD: We are, you know, not a religious organization. Our religion is literacy, our religion is gender equality and education. LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: Here is John Wood spreading his...
View ArticleMay 24, 2013: Decline of Buddhism in Thailand
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: There’s a struggle going on inside Thailand. It’s between two powerful influences. One side can be found in places like this; the other in crowded spaces like this....
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