How can we become good listeners? What might it mean to really hear and be open to ones own thoughts and feelings, and how is listening related to a spiritual path?
How Do You Know If Your Kids Are Buddhists?
How should we respond when our children reject Buddhism? Is it enough that our children receive the spirit of Buddhist teachings and not the “letter”?
The Future of American Buddhism
Panel discussion in NYC with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Roshi Enkyo O’Hara, Shastri Ethan Nichtern and Mitra Mark Power. If Buddhist teachings such as mindfulness meditation are to inform, and transform, the larger culture, what are our next steps?
What would Rebel Buddha say to the American Psychotherapist?
If Rebel Buddha were an American Psychotherapist, what would she have to say? How would she teach and guide her peer psychotherapists? What is truly healing and beneficial for clients?
Dzogchen Ponlop’s Aspiration for Western Buddhism
During a panel discussion with Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Mitra Mark Power and Shastri Ethan Nichtern in the Cooper Union’s Great Hall in New York City, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche was asked, “What is your aspiration for Western Buddhism?”
Psychotherapy as Preliminary Practice
Can psychotherapy support beginning meditators on their journey of self discovery? Can a skilled clinician serve as a means for clients to glimpse their awakened state? Will processing feelings lead to a state of mental tranquility?
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s Aspiration for American Buddhism
What would be the key ingredient to a “melting pot” of American Buddhism — one Buddhism, rather than many? How can students of different Buddhist traditions help and support each other on the road to freedom?
Aspirations for the Coming Year
We’ve made lots of new friends and had so many interesting conversations. Let’s keep it going! What are your aspirations as we approach a new year?
American Buddhism & Psychotherapy: Building an Intimate Partnership
If one of the goals of Rebel Buddha is to have a true merging of ancient wisdom with the modern world, how can we not talk about psychotherapy? How can American dharma students learn from American psychotherapists to create healthy and sustainable communities?
Towards An American Buddhism
America is such a melting pot. How can we have a genuine American Buddhism? What will it look like, feel like, taste like?