“The (Scientific) Pursuit of Happiness”
Read a story from the May 2004 issue of Smithsonian magazine exploring what the Dalai Lama has to say about happiness, contentment and science.
Faith: Buddhist Traditions
“Zen and the art of slam dancing”
Read a Sept. 19, 2004, story from The Boston Globe about Buddhist punk rockers.
“Zen Hospital Chaplains”
Read the transcript from a Nov. 12, 2010, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly episode about Zen hospital chaplains who help patients of all faiths use Buddhist techniques to manage pain and suffering.
“What’s an American Buddhist?”
Read a June 17, 2012, guest column posted by The Washington Post, “What’s an American Buddhist?”
“Buddhist Abbot Nicholas Vreeland”
Read the transcript from a June 15, 2012, episode of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, about an American who is the first Westerner appointed abbot of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery.
“Developer with roots as Tibetan monk firmly planted in capitalism”
Read a July 15, 2012, Seattle Times story about a former Buddhist monk who is now a developer and who applies many Buddhist precepts to his current occupation.
“Asian Americans and Religion: Pew Study Highlights Hindu, Buddhist Diversity”
Read a July 19, 2012, column in The Huffington Post about the Pew study’s findings. It’s written by Khyati Y. Joshi, who served as an adviser on the study.
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
The Journal of Buddhist Ethics is an academic journal affiliated with Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. It was the first academic journal focused on Buddhist ethics. Daniel Cozort is general editor.
Trends and ethics stories
Many religion reporters also write about spiritual movements and ethical concerns. What sorts of stories like that should a religion writer do? By Richard Scheinin San Jose Mercury News To write stories about spiritual movements, look for the telltale “signs” of religion-the quest for transcendence we hear so much about these days, the attempt to […]