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Matthew Gindin
Matthew Gindin is a journalist and meditation teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia. A former monk in the Thai Forest tradition, he recently edited Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Courage Clarity and Compassion, by Koshin Paley Ellison.
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What this 1985 novel can tell us about navigating our current crises
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Is ChatGPT a Sentient Being?
A playful poetry experiment prompts a Buddhist thinker to consider the implications of AI’s growing presence.
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Living Demigoddesses, Immortal Poetry
A newly translated collection of poems brings to light the work of three remarkable Chinese women from the Tang dynasty.
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Two Years after the Coup
What can be done to address the ongoing crisis and suffering in Myanmar?
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Talking to the Bodhisattva Inside
How the Jungian practice of “active imagination” can help us relate to Buddhism’s cosmic archetypes
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Personal Reflections How We Live
The Middle Way of Sobriety
Reflections on non-intoxication
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Esoteric Theravada
In her new book, scholar Kate Crosby explores a Southeast Asian meditation tradition lost to modernity.
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Opinion: Buddhists Can Be Happy Trump Lost
Buddhism has been misused for the politics of discrimination and violence, but does it have a political heart? Yes, and it’s radical.
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What Does an Alms Gatherer Eat Now?
Buddhist monks and nuns in the Theravada tradition depend entirely on others for food. Here’s how they’re coping in the age of social distancing.
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