Venerable Aileen Barry, a Buddhist nun from Ireland and formerly of the Liberation Prison Project in Australia, talks about spirituality behind bars?—?her work with ...
Engineer and brickmason Dr. Elizabeth Hausler saves lives by making houses more earthquake resistant for little or no extra money. It just requires know-how.
Vijay Govindarajan, co-creator of the $300 House Project, discusses the genesis of the idea, how it’s different from mere cheap housing, and his hopes for what could develop ...
A big milestone for women in Tibetan Buddhism, as a nun is recognized with a prestigious Buddhist academic title for the first time ever. TWO VERSIONS, standard (6:45) and ...
This month on Open Mind, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun and author, joins us once again to talk about our sense of self?—?what’s healthy, what’s not, and how to ...
A look into the art of translating -- bridging the gap between a brilliant teacher speaking Tibetan and his English-speaking students -- in an interview with long-time ...
An audio postcard from a meditation center in the Himalayas. Several foreign tourists who've just completed an introductory course and talk about what it's like to try to ...
What's the difference between an addict's mind and our own? According to the Buddha, not much… We're all addicted to all kinds of things. So says Venerable Robina Courtin, a ...