Category: Buddhism

A Journey Through Ancient Buddhist Wisdom in Counseling

In Buddhism, dharani refers to sacred utterances—words of power that carry transformative energy. The same holds true in counseling, where language itself can become an act of healing.

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I am Still Hoping

Hope is a charged word—like love—that can have different meanings for people, and different ways of expressing it.

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Enough with the Preaching

Listening to preaching is like trying to achieve change by wearing a cloak of words.

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In the Forge: Where Buddhism Fails (and Sometimes Works)

In my darker moments, I sometimes wonder if Buddhism in the West has become a plaything for middle class dilettantes, a sizeable number of whom seem to prefer to turn their back on current realities—because they can.

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Building Better Houses of Truth: Rethinking Religion in a Pluralistic World

The metaphor of a house helps clarify what we seek in a truth-claiming system.

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