REVIEW: Radical Dharma
“Dharma is essentially the training to be free just as radical[ness] and queerness is the training to be free,” says Lama Rod Owens in Radical Dharma. This parallel structure—between the […]
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COLUMN: Three Remarkable Women
My column at Buddhistdoor Global continues to fascinate me, as I have the opportunity to speak with incredibly intelligent, compelling, and insightful women about their lives, Buddhist practice, and what […]
COLUMN: Sneaking Up on Shamatha
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Lama Sangak Yeshe Tsomo, one of the only women empowered as a lama in the Namchak lineage. She was open about her […]
COLUMN: Full Lotus is a Form of Dance
Two remarkable women from different Buddhist traditions talk about their practices & lives.
COLUMN: Judith Simmer-Brown
A profile of Tibetan Buddhist teacher and professor at Naropa University, Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown.
Book Review: Dakini Power
My newest book review for Buddhist Door discusses the political and religious roles of women in Tibetan Buddhism – and how women are encouraging and forcing change against a religious […]
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