Dharma Life Magazine - Buddhism for Today
Dharma Life is a print magazine devoted to the meeting of Buddhism and the modern world. It is published three times a year. This online edition gives a selection of the articles available in the printed version. more
'What does the forest whisper?' asks Sangharakshita in his poem, The
Call of the Forest. The forest is the traditional abode of those who leave the
world to follow the Buddha's example of meditation and solitude. The theme of
this issue looks at contemporary approaches to 'forest renunciation'.
Reginald Ray, advocate of the 'forest renunciate' tradition, argues that
the forest can be a metaphor for a spirit of freedom attainable within any lifestyle.
Dharma Life talks to Reginald Ray about his ideas and their implications
for the modern world.
Alone amongst the beasts of the forest, Thai
thudong
monks overcome their deepest fears.
Kamala Tiyavanich
describes a remarkable practice of awareness and
positivity.
In
this imaginative journey with the Indian poet-monk Shantideva and his poetic work,
the Bodhicaryavatara, Padmakara contemplates the timeless appeal of forest
life.
In
his book The New Buddhism, David Brazier challenges Buddhists to
focus on the earliest Buddhist teachings and to practise social activism. He talks
to Vishvapani about it.
Book Reviews
Author: James William Coleman
Author: Reginald Ray
Author: Nyanaponika Thera
Complied by Lorne Larder
Author: Paul Williams with Anthony Tribe
Translated and introduced by Cyrus Stearns