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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 Summer 2009

Mindfulness of Breathing: Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)

  • Andrew Olendzki
  • Sutta Study
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Summer 2009

Buddhism, Body, Mind-Problem?

  • Rajesh Kasturirangan
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Summer 2009

How Does Meditation Train Attention?

  • James Austin
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Summer 2009

Mind Changing Brain Changing Mind: The Dharma and Neuroscience

  • Rick Hanson
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Summer 2009

Freedom from Buddha Nature

  • Ajahn Thanissaro
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Summer 2009

Mind and Brain

  • Andrew Olendzki
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

Māra Rebuffed

  • Andrew Olendzki
  • Poem
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

The Crow-Birth: A Jātaka Story

  • Margo McLoughlin
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

Simply Rest in Knowing

  • Sarah Doering
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

Outline of Abhidhamma

  • Andrew Olendzki
  • Sutta Study
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

Breaking Free with Creative Awareness

  • Martine Batchelor
  • Article
  • INSIGHT JOURNAL Winter 2008

Dhamma as Skillful Kamma

  • Ajahn Sucitto
  • Article

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