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The Insight Journal

Published since 1989, Insight Journal offers Dharma articles of lasting interest, including original writing, illuminating interviews, transcripts, excerpts, and sutta study. The Journal provides critical and exegetical reflections on Buddhist traditions and practices, grounded in a broad comparative perspective. 

Explore and experience the profound insights of Buddhist inquiry with this freely offered resource and online archive.

Summer 2024

By
  • Karin Meyers

The Dharma of Plants: Editor’s Introduction
By
  • Mushim Patricia Ikeda

The Pine Tree Koan
By
  • Janet Surrey

Reflections on Insight Dialogue with an Amaryllis Plant in the Depth of Winter
By
  • Jason Wirth

Zen Reflections on the Dharma of Plants
By
  • Karin Meyers

On the (In)sentience and Buddha-nature of Plants
By
  • Ayya Santacitta

Practicing with a Plant Ally: A Guided Meditation: Exploring a Question from within the Web of Life
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  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Secular mindfulness: potential & pitfalls

  • Jenny Wilks
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Some (mostly secular) thoughts about Emptiness

  • Gay Watson
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

The Evolving Sangha

  • Jay Michaelson
  • Interview
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Neuro-Bhavana: A Video Series with Rick Hanson

  • Rick Hanson
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Awareness of Thinking: Recollective Awareness Practice

  • Jason Siff
  • Interview
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Jhāna Practice and True Happiness

  • Shaila Catherine
  • Interview
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Natural Buddhism

  • Gil Fronsdal
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

How is the Medium Changing the Message?

  • Ken McLeod
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Buddhist Roots & Ethics

  • Lynette Monteiro, Frank Musten
  • Interview
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2014

Silent Illumination

  • GuoGu
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2013

Talking with Andrew Olendzki About His New Roles

  • Andrew Olendzki
Full Moon December 2013
  • Interview
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL 2013

Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, & Compassionate Action

  • Chodo Robert Campbell Sensei, Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei
Full Moon November 2013
  • Article

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