September 3, 2010 – 9:50 am
On Monday, September 13 in New York City, Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Ricard will meet with world-renowned composer Philip Glass to explore the crossroads between contemplation and creativity. Exploring how meditation can access the creative muse, the discussion takes its cue from Ricard’s new book, Why Meditate? (An article by that title, excerpted from [...]
With the release of Dhamma Gita: Music of Young Practitioners Inspired by the Dhamma, Northampton, Mass’s More Than Sound Productions seeks to present “manifestations of the timeless, formless wisdom that arises from young artists who practice Buddhism.”
So, what might the music of Buddhism’s new generation sound like? It’s far more adventurous and varied than some [...]
We recently shared with you three tracks from the new CD Dhamma Gita, as a way of answering the question, “What is the sound of the next generation of Buddhist music?” While those three songs (you can hear them here) were all different from each other, it’s safe to say that, likewise, what you’re about [...]
Thanks to my friend Sam DeWitt, who sent news of this video clip with the message “Here is Josh Korda (our teacher at NYC Dharma Punx) interviewed on CBS Doc Dot Com. America will never be the same!”
CBS’s own caption for the clip: “Dharma Punx in New York City mixes the tradition of Buddhism with [...]
New Yorkers looking for something fun — and meaningful! — to do Thursday (tomorrow) night won’t want to miss Thank You Tibet’s big, big show designed to honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people for their steadfast commitment to nonviolence as a path to peace and for safeguarding and sharing [...]
January 29, 2010 – 11:09 am
The Tibet Fund, PeaceJam and others invite you to join Thank You Tibet! — a campaign to send messages to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people to thank them for preserving and sharing their culture of wisdom and compassion and for inspiring the world to work for peace.
Create a message in [...]
January 24, 2010 – 4:59 pm
Yes, even PerezHilton.com posted this video, writing: “LOLs! In an attempt to attract new, younger followers to Buddhism, Buddhist monks in Japan are trying a new approach – rapping! Check out the HIGHlarity of the hip hop monks…” (And comments there have been positive, too, so far.)
What do you think of Mr. Happiness and his [...]
January 24, 2010 – 10:59 am
In this Shambhala Sun Audio clip excerpted from a 45-minute conversation that also formed the basis of the Q&A in our March 2010 issue, the Wu-Tang mastermind speaks from his second home in California about Right Speech and how it might apply to rap, and expresses his admiration for Buddhism’s Heart Sutra. Click through to [...]
January 17, 2010 – 8:31 pm
This year’s Tibet House benefit concert — it’s twentieth! — just got a boost: Iggy Pop, legendary frontman of The Stooges (just named as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees (for whatever that’s worth)) has now joined previous performers Philip Glass and Patti Smith on the bill, along with Gogol Bordello, Regina Spektor, and [...]
December 30, 2009 – 11:36 am
Three eminent names of the music world are rallying their talent and influence in order to bring attention to the plight of Tibet and it’s leader-in-exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Radiohead vocalist Thom Yorke, composer Philip Glass, and Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice are all lending their talents to a new documentary film, When the Dragon [...]
December 8, 2009 – 9:57 am
The website of New Jersey’s The Aquarian Weekly has posted a new interview with Charles Spearin, of the indie-music darlings Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene. In it, Spearin talks about his practice of Buddhism, and his new album, “The Happiness Project” (pictured here) — a “collection of interviews he made with his [...]
December 4, 2009 – 10:47 am
Tibetan singing star and mandolin player Tashi Dondrup has been arrested by Chinese authorities for what they call his “subversive music.” This isn’t the first arrest for Dondrup, who apparently endured similar hassles earlier this year and in 2008.
The 30 year old musician has a new album out in which he sings of the Dalai [...]
October 20, 2009 – 3:17 pm
What a cool idea. More than Sound Productions is looking is to produce a compilation CD of songs written and recorded by young musicians — songs that their composers recognize as having been inspired by their Buddhist practice. Why? More Than Sound says, “a new generation of young Buddhists [is] producing [its] own unique music. [...]
October 8, 2009 – 7:24 pm
Following on our July post about MCA/Adam Yauch’s cancer diagnosis, ContactMusic.com reports that Yauch “has just returned from Tibet, where he was treated by Buddhist doctors, and he has assured fans he’s doing well.” Yauch also hopped to India: “I visited an ani gompa (a nunnery) called Jamyang Choling. They did a puja (religious ceremony) [...]
September 27, 2009 – 8:28 pm
Our publisher reports on the ceremony at Grace Cathedral we recently told you was coming — starring kd lang, mandalas, and a whole lot of good people, young and not-so, getting together for an evening of beautiful moments.
Hallelujah! That’s what came into my mind when 11 year old Amanda stood in front of [...]
