Zen Buddhism
Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
By Associated Press — April 10, 2023
DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Social media users condemned his behavior, but a statement from the Buddhist leader said, “His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras."
Japan’s Laughing Buddha Hotei is merging into Santa Claus — both are roly-poly sacred figures with a bag of gifts
By Megan Bryson — December 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas.
Buddhist chaplains on the rise in US, offering broad appeal
By Gosia Wozniacka — May 16, 2022
(RNS) — More than 40% of Buddhist chaplains work in health care, a recent report found, while others serve in schools, in prisons or as self-employed counselors.
How Thích Nhất Hạnh changed the world beyond Buddhism
By Vanessa Zuisei Goddard — January 31, 2022
(RNS) — The determination that fueled his peace efforts may not square with the soft-spoken teacher many knew.
‘I kept putting God in too small of a box’: Five clergy on their unexpected callings
By Renée Roden — August 26, 2021
(RNS) — For some, following a call to minister has meant going to the margins.
The untidiness of Marie Kondo’s eclectic spirituality
By Kaitlyn Ugoretz — August 2, 2021
(RNS) — Kondo describes aspects of her spiritual brand as inspired by Shinto, but the ideal KonMari lifestyle is presented as one in which we adopt and adapt whatever practices 'feel right.'
‘All-in’ Buddhist practice combines meditation and martial arts
By Liz Kineke — June 8, 2021
(RNS) — Athletic types are drawn to Rinzai Zen training's physical demands. They stay for the Japanese flute.
Steve Jobs: Prophet of a new religion
By Jeffrey Weiss — August 20, 2013
(RNS) Steve Jobs was a “none” before anybody knew what that meant.
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