Have you been wishing lately that you’d actually taken up meditation instead of just thinking about it all those years? We’re feeling it too—as well as the anxious tension in our chests, the funky ...

Bodhisattvas dance across the walls in Chelsea Beach’s basement Buddhist art cave. It’s here the longtime artist paints divine images for herself and clients, and teaches others how to paint in the ...

In this course, students explore ‘seeing for yourself’ or direct experience, in relation to Buddhism and creativity. Each class begins with a meditation. We then investigate a Buddhist theme-such as ...

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“Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” is a large and engaging presentation that includes some of the most splendid sculptures and paintings in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles ...

Art and meditation have a lot to say to each other. Each practice asks us to remain curious, to explore what it means to be human, and to perceive differently. Participating in making art is both ...

NEWMARKET — Aryaloka Buddhist Center is hosting an art exhibit by local artist, Eric Ebbeson, April 7-May 25. Ebbeson has found his inspiration in the natural world. Indeed, he feels that this is also ...

For centuries after the Historical Buddha’s death, his followers continued to share his teachings, the dharma. Crossing land and sea, disciples, monks, and pilgrims carried the dharma from its origins ...

It was a chilly autumn morning in Kyoto’s Komyo-in Temple. Facing a serene rock garden, a group of art collectors and curators were in the midst of a group zazen – a Zen Buddhist meditation session.

Shakyo, an ancient form of Buddhist meditation, is used to help cope with everything from grief to aiding depression and anxiety. It’s hard to imagine that just weeks before we learned of the novel ...