Author: ari salomon
Buddhism and Nonduality: A Talk with Bernardo Kastrup and Friends
A panel with Bernardo Kastrup, Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl, Michael R. Sheehy, Andrew Holecek Tuesday April 29, 2025…
Dream Yoga Research and Jonang Kalachakra
Talk with Dr. James Bae
TALK: “CONTEMPLATION” at CSC’s Salon
CONTEMPLATION: An Open Dialogue CSC Salon University of Virginia The Contemplative Commons Room 404 3:30-5:00 Join us in…
ARTICLE: What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?
As with football or violin practice, young people could gain versatile life skills through routine contemplative training. Article…
PODCAST: History, Diversity, and Modern Relevance of Dark Retreat
Listen or watch the podcast, History, Diversity, and Modern Relevance of Dark Retreat David Germano and Michael Sheehy…
WORKSHOP: Contemplative Studies, “Self and Its Transformations” at McGill University – June 13-14
Contemplative Studies Workshop Self and Its Transformations June 13-14, 2024 (14 hours), 10:00-17:00 Room 108, Peterson Hall, Department…
TALK: Dzogchen and Tibetan Modernity Conference at Rice University – April 26-27, 2024
Resting Ocean, Resting Mountain: “Open Presence” as a Framework for Nondual Awareness (NDA) in Dzogchen and the Contemplative Sciences…
PODCAST: Somatics & Embodiment in Tibetan Yoga
An interview on the Somatic Primer Podcast with guest, Bryson Newell. The discussion ranges from the body in…
WORKSHOP: Naropa University – April 4, 2024
Naropa University, Boulder, CO Thursday, April 4 2:00-4:00 at Naropa Student Center Open to Naropa and CU-Boulder students…
Dream Yoga, Obstacle-Clearing Yoga Methods, and Contemplative Research
On the Buddhist Yoga Podcast, March 2024
TALK: “Towards Contemplative Fluency” at University of Colorado-Boulder
Towards Contemplative Fluency: Framing Tibetan Meditation Practices Wednesday, April 3 at 6:00pm Humanities 250 University of Colorado-Boulder Meditation…
PODCAST: “Dream Yoga, Obstacle-Clearing Yoga Methods, and Contemplative Research”
On the Buddhist Yoga Podcast Michael talks with host James Bae about antidotal mindfulness and nondual mediation in…
PRESS: UVAToday Interview on Climate Anxiety
Q&A: How Do You Fight Climate Anxiety? An interview in UVAToday, the newsletter of the University of Virginia,…
PRESS: National Geographic Interview on Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming Article in National Geographic Michael weighed in on the state of becoming aware of one’s dream…
TALK: Dreams and Illusion – Generative Contemplation Symposium 2023
Generative Contemplation Symposium University of Virginia, April 2023 The Generative Contemplation Symposium was hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center…
PRESS: BuddhistDoor Global Features Contemplative Fluency Workshop, Hong Kong
Meditation: A Sampler Workshop with Professor Michael Sheehy A write-up in the Buddhist magazine, BuddhistDoor Global on the…
TALK: “The Jonang” at University of Hong Kong
The Jonang: History and Philosophy of a Tibetan Buddhist Tradition Friday, October 20, 7:00-9:00pm Centre of Buddhist Studies,…
WORKSHOP: University of Hong Kong – Oct. 21-22, 2023
Towards Contemplative Fluency: Workshop on Tibetan Buddhist Contemplative Practices HONG KONG Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, 2023…
WORKSHOP: Kyoto University – Oct. 26-27, 2023
Towards Contemplative Fluency: Workshop on Tibetan Buddhist Contemplative Practices KYOTO, Japan Thursday & Friday, October 26-27, 2023 Hosted by…
TALK: Tibetan Buddhist Dream Yoga Practices – July 3, 2023
New Perspectives on Dreaming University of Glasgow, Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience July 3-5, 2023 Website…
TALK: “Lucidity and Embodiment in Vajrayana Dream Yoga”
Contemplative Techniques of Cognitive Lucidity and Embodiment in Vajrayana Dream Yoga Talk on Tibetan Buddhist techniques of dream…
Practices of Dream, Illusion, and Clear Light
Generative Contemplation Symposium at University of Virginia. April 23, 2023 Session 3, Part I: Dreams Session 3, Part…
ARTICLE: Cognitive Illusion and Lucid Dreaming in Dzogchen Contemplative Practices
Cognitive Illusion, Lucid Dreaming, and the Psychology of Metaphor in Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen Contemplative Practices International Journal of…
EVENT: Generative Contemplation Symposium at UVA – April 20-21, 2023
Generative Contemplation Symposium University of Virginia, April 20 and 21, 2023 Register for the symposium. The symposium promises…
PRESS: Translating Tibetan Buddhism for Today
Translating Tibetan Buddhism for Today Feature article in Wheaton Quarterly, Winter 2023 Read the full article. “We are…
ARTICLE: “Images of Emptiness in a Prognostic Mirror”
Images of Emptiness in a Prognostic Mirror: Tantric Zhentong Visions of Tathāgatagarbha in Early Jonang Kālacakra Yoga Manuals…
ARTICLE: “The Distinctive Mindfulness of Dzogchen”
The Distinctive Mindfulness of Dzogchen: Jigme Lingpa’s Advice on Meta-Awareness and Nondual Meditation with Marc-Henri Deroche, Kyoto University…
TALK: “Making Sense of Vajrayāna Meditation Practices”
Martin Lecture in Religion at Wheaton College “Making Sense of Vajrayāna Meditation Practices” March 30, 2022 The 32nd…
REVIEW: Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism by Roger R. Jackson
Review of Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism by Roger R. Jackson. Journal of World…
Making Sense of Vajrayāna Buddhist Meditation Practices
32nd Annual Martin Lecture in Religion at Wheaton College, MA. March 30, 2022
EVENT : Serenity Ridge Dialogues 2021
Serenity Ridge Dialogues 2021 October 23-24, 2021 Join the 2-day dialogue program. This is the third year of…
TALK : “Tummo: Fierce Lady of Yogic Heat”
Tummo: Fierce Lady of Yogic Heat Talk on the Tibetan yogic practice of tummo, as part of the…
Tummo: Fierce Lady of Yogic Heat
Buddhism and Breath Summit. Robert H.N. Ho Foundation Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. September…
EVENT : “Buddhism & Breath Summit”
The Buddhism & Breath Summit is an online event with scholars and practitioners of Buddhism, medicine, and meditation…
PODCAST: “Similes of Illusion on the Spectrum of Enlightenment”
Similes of Illusion on the Spectrum of Enlightenment Talk at the Upaya Zen Center program, “What is Enlightenment?”…
TALK: Wisdom Academy Course: Buddhism and Science
Buddhism and Science: Body, Breath, and Mind Online Course by Wisdom Academy The online course presented by Wisdom…
Contemplative Techniques of Cognitive Lucidity and Embodiment in Vajrayana Dream Yoga.
Bridging Esoteric Vajrayana Buddhism Practices with Science to Enhance Human Cognition. Online workshop hosted by the National University…
EVENT: Voices from Larung Gar: Book Launch by Boulder Book Store
Voices from Larung Gar: Book Launch by Boulder Book Store Thursday, May 20, 2021, 7:00 – 8:00 PM EDT…
EVENT: Voices from Larung Gar: A Symposium
Voices from Larung Gar: A Symposium Online symposium for the launch of the book, “Voices from Larung Gar:…
REVIEW: “The Buddhist Science of Mind”
The Buddhist Science of Mind Review of the book, Science and Philosophy in Indian and Buddhist Classics, vol. 2:…
Similes of Illusion on the Spectrum of Enlightenment
Talk at the Upaya Zen Center program, “What is Enlightenment?” February 7, 2021. Podcast
TRANSLATION: Guidance on Being at Ease with Illusion
A Wish-Fulfilling Gem: Guidance on the Meaning of Being at Ease with Illusion, A Dzogchen Teaching By Lonchen Rabjam…
BLOG : Remaking Cosmology in Tibet
Remaking Cosmology in Tibet A think piece on the Journal of the History of Ideas Blog. When and…
ARTICLE: “The Offering of Mount Meru” On Buddhist Cosmology in History of Science in Tibet
The Offering of Mount Meru: Contexts of Buddhist Cosmology in the History of Science in Tibet. 2021. In…
EVENT : What is Enlightenment? – A Day-Long Immersion
What is Enlightenment? February 7, 2021 Upaya Zen Center A day-long immersion into the idea of “enlightenment” with…
History and Practice of Modern Meditation Culture
“Buddhism, Psychology, and Medicine” course guest lecture. Lehigh University. November, 2020.
BIO : Jetsunma Kunga Trinlé Wangmo
Biography authored on the Treasury of Lives site of the 17th c. Tibetan woman author, yoginī, and lineage-holder…
ARTICLE : “Materializing Dreams and Omens”: On the Dreams and Life of Trinlé Wangmo
Materializing Dreams and Omens: The Autobiographical Subjectivity of the Tibetan Yoginī Kun dga’ ‘Phrin las dbang mo (1585-1668)….
EVENT : Serenity Ridge Dialogues – “Body, Breath, & Mind”
Serenity Ridge Dialogues: Body, Breath, & Mind October 9-11, 2020 Live program is free online. This is the…
EULOGY : The Cool Wizardry of Steven D. Goodman (1945-2020)
Eulogy published by the Lion’s Roar website. Steven D. Goodman (b. 1945) was a maverick scholar, poet, translator,…
REVIEW : “The Problem with Calling Buddhism a Science”
Review of the book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist by Evan Thompson. Yale University Press 2020. In…
PODCAST: Interview on “The Other Emptiness” Book
An interview on the New Books in Buddhist Studies podcast with Michael Sheehy and Klaus-Dieter Mathes (Vienna University) about…
BOOK : “The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet”
We are thrilled to announce a multi-author collaborative book on the zhentong philosophy of emptiness in Tibetan Buddhism,…
REVIEW : “The Science of Meditation, Beyond the Brain”
Review of the book, “Meditation, Buddhism, and Science” edited by David L. McMahan and Erik Braun. Oxford University Press,…
ARTICLE : “The Case of the Missing Shangpas in Tibet”
“The Case of the Missing Shangpas in Tibet.” In Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions: Studies in Honor…
TALK : “Tantric Zhentong Visions of Tathāgatagarbha in Tibetan Kālacakra Yoga Manuals”
Talk at the Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia Symposium held at the University of Vienna, July 16-19, 2019: “Tantric Zhentong…
TRANSLATION : “Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen on Refraining from Meat”
“Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen on Refraining from Meat.” In The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism. Edited…
BLOG : What is Rainbow Body?
Post on the Lion’s Roar, What is the Rainbow Body? “In Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, tangible matter…
ARTICLE : “Teaching Contemplation in 3D”
Article that outlines contemplation in three dimensions: (1) Reflection, (2) Contextualization, and (3) Transformation. Published in a thematic…
Tantric Zhentong Visions of Tathāgatagarbha in Tibetan Kālacakra Yoga Manuals
Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia Symposium. University of Vienna. July, 2019
TALK : Ligmincha Symposium for Contemplative Sciences
Ligmincha Symposium for Contemplative Sciences: Body, Breath, and Mind . April 2019 at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center,…
ARTICLE : “The Jonangpa after Tāranātha”
“THE JONANGPA AFTER TĀRANĀTHA: AUTO/BIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF ESOTERIC BUDDHIST KNOWLEDGE IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TIBET” MICHAEL…
TALK : “Contemplation and the Sciences in Dialogue”
Talk, “Contemplation and the Sciences in Dialogue: On the Horizon of New Ways of Knowing” presented at the Science…
TALK : Summer Institute on Buddhism & Science
Presented a talk, “Inner Knowing and the Way of Humans: Epistemologies on the Horizon of the Buddhism /…
TRANSLATION : “Traversing the Path of Meditation”
Translation with introduction to two Tibetan texts on concise meditation instructions, “Traversing the Path of Meditation” by the…
TALK : International Chöd / Zhije Conference
Dr. Sheehy at the First International Chöd / Zhije Conference. Tara Mandala. Pagosa Springs, CO. July 2017 “Severing…
BLOG : “The PhenoTank” – Microphenomenology of Contemplative Experience
Blog article about a Mind & Life Think Tank on the microphenomenology of contemplative practice, and the language…
REVIEW : “Investigating the Rainbow Body”
Review of the book, “Rainbow Body and Resurrection” by Francis V. Tiso. In Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly, Winter…
PUBLICATION : Religions Journal, Special Issue – “Pedagogy and Performance in Tibetan Buddhism”
With colleague Dr. Joshua Schapiro, Dr. Sheehy guest edited the special issue of the journal Religions on the…
INTERVIEW: “Revival of the Bodong Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism” with Geshe Pema Dorjee”
Interview with Geshe Pema Dorjee about the history and revival of the Bodong tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Conducted…
Inner Knowing and the Way of Humans: Epistemologies on the Horizon of the Buddhism / Science Dialogue
Summer Institute: Putting the Buddhism / Science Dialogue on New Footing. Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages. Berkeley,…
ARTICLE : “Variegations of Mind”
“Rangjung Dorje’s Variegations of Mind: Ordinary Awareness and Pristine Awareness in Tibetan Buddhist Literature” Available for download via…
PILGRIMAGE : Rimé Pilgrimage to Kham 2015
Across the Rimé Landscape Pilgrimage to Kham, Eastern Tibet July 29 — August 15, 2015 [18 Days] A…
TALK : “An Ontology for the Digital Tibetan Book”
What happens when a Tibetan book is abstracted and reduced from its material form and cultural setting? How does…
BLOG : Shangpa Sites on Tibet Map
The Jonang Foundation has published the historical and active sites of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition on its online…
TALK : Rimé Vision & History Seminar, France
On the Sources of the Rimé Movement Along with Dr. Marc-Henri Deroche, we will present a three-day seminar…
PILGRIMAGE : Horse Year Pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash
According to the Tibetan calendrical cycle, 2014 is the Year of the Horse. This is the year during…
The Dreams of Trinlé Wangmo
American Academy of Religion (AAR) Conference Baltimore, 2013 Writing Tibetan Women Materializing Dreams and Omens: Narrative Devices in…
TBRC Tibet Printery Project
We in the Department of Literary Research at TBRC have completed an initial survey of printeries (par khang)…
Pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash & Zhang Zhung
We’re gearing-up for the summer excursion to Tibet this August 02-25. The trip is designed as a pilgrimage,…
Translating Buddhist Luminaries Conference
“Translating Buddhist Luminaries: A Conference on Ecumenism and Tibetan Translation” At the University of Colorado, Boulder April 18-20,…
Harvard Divinity School Talk
Please join us for Michael’s lecture, “A Buddhist Tradition on the Edge: The Migration and Marginalization of the Jonangpa…
“The Drepung Catalog and Related Publications”
The 2004 release of the two volume Drepung Catalog was without a doubt a monumental publication event in…
“Tibetan Tulku Lines and Networks”
Successive systems of reincarnation or tulku (sprul sku) are fascinating sources for the study of the social history…
Buddhadharma: The Best Buddhist Books 2012
Straight from the Review Editor’s Desk, we are pleased to make available our selections of the Best Buddhist Books…
“Jonang” in Oxford Bibliographies Online
See the recent article on the Jonang published in the Buddhism section of Oxford Bibliographies Online.
TBRC Workshop Tutorial Video
We recently released the most recent video tutorial, Conducting Tibetological Research in the TBRC Library. This is part of…
TBRC Training Workshop
Wednesday, November 28th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (in English) Michael Sheehy Head of Research, TBRC This workshop is…
REVIEW : Buddhadharma Book Briefs: Fall 2012
by Michael Sheehy Beating the Cloth Drum (Shambhala 2012) From Here to Enlightenment (Snow Lion 2012) The Four Foundations…
PILGRIMAGE : Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage Details & Poster 2013
Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage Details & Poster 2013 Dates, costs, itinerary and enrollment process for the upcoming pilgrimage to…
RESEARCH : Original Jonang Monastery Video
Original Jonang Monastery Video We have uploaded the orignal Jonang Monastery video for your viewing. This includes narration of…
TALK : Events at The University of Alabama
Events at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Oct. 01-02: Mapping Scholarship on Tibet: Recent Findings of…
REVIEW : Buddhadharma Book Briefs: Summer 2012
by Michael Sheehy Open Heart, Open Mind (Harmony Books 2012) Dogen: Textual and Historical Studies (Oxford 2012) Nothing and Everything (North…
EVENT : The New School Tibet Excursion ’12
The New School University’s study excursion to Tibet completed it’s second consecutive year. The program, “Living…
PILGRIMAGE : Mount Kailash 2013
Mount Kailash, Zhang Zhung & the Guge Kingdoms: Western Tibet August 02-25, 2013 A Cultural & Educational Expedition…
BLOG : The Panchen Lama Enumerations
There are different systems of reckoning Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662) as the first or the fourth in the incarnate line of…
REVIEW : Buddhadharma Book Briefs: Spring 2012
by Michael Sheehy A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom (Shambhala 2011) Making Zen Your Own (Wisdom 2012) Tsongkhapa’s Praise…
RESEARCH : Jonang Takten Monastery 3D
We have released the initial stage of our 3D map of the Jonang Takten Monastery campus in central…
BLOG : Tibetan Literary Genres & Subjects
With our recent launch of the revised library, we are stressing the distinction between Genres (རྩོམ་རིགས།) and Subjects…
COURSE : Buddhist Language & Poetics
Join us Wednesday nights this spring on campus in the village to read poetic selections from Tibetan verses….
REVIEW : Buddhadharma Book Briefs: Winter 2011
by Michael Sheehy The Teachings of Master Wuzhu (Columbia 2011) The Hidden Life of the Sixth Dalai Lama (Lexington 2011)…
Buddhism and Nonduality: A Talk with Bernardo Kastrup and Friends
A panel with Bernardo Kastrup, Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl, Michael R. Sheehy, Andrew Holecek Tuesday April 29, 2025…
Dream Yoga Research and Jonang Kalachakra
Talk with Dr. James Bae
TALK: “CONTEMPLATION” at CSC’s Salon
CONTEMPLATION: An Open Dialogue CSC Salon University of Virginia The Contemplative Commons Room 404 3:30-5:00 Join us in…
ARTICLE: What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?
As with football or violin practice, young people could gain versatile life skills through routine contemplative training. Article…
PODCAST: History, Diversity, and Modern Relevance of Dark Retreat
Listen or watch the podcast, History, Diversity, and Modern Relevance of Dark Retreat David Germano and Michael Sheehy…
WORKSHOP: Contemplative Studies, “Self and Its Transformations” at McGill University – June 13-14
Contemplative Studies Workshop Self and Its Transformations June 13-14, 2024 (14 hours), 10:00-17:00 Room 108, Peterson Hall, Department…
TALK: Dzogchen and Tibetan Modernity Conference at Rice University – April 26-27, 2024
Resting Ocean, Resting Mountain: “Open Presence” as a Framework for Nondual Awareness (NDA) in Dzogchen and the Contemplative Sciences…
PODCAST: Somatics & Embodiment in Tibetan Yoga
An interview on the Somatic Primer Podcast with guest, Bryson Newell. The discussion ranges from the body in…
WORKSHOP: Naropa University – April 4, 2024
Naropa University, Boulder, CO Thursday, April 4 2:00-4:00 at Naropa Student Center Open to Naropa and CU-Boulder students…
Dream Yoga, Obstacle-Clearing Yoga Methods, and Contemplative Research
On the Buddhist Yoga Podcast, March 2024
