S. N. Goenka, Pioneer of Secular Meditation Movement, Dies at 90
Erik Braun S. N. Goenka, leader of an enormously popular worldwide insight meditation (vipassana) movement, died on September 29 of natural causes in Mumbai, India. He was 90 years old.Member-only...
View ArticleMipham Chokyi Lodro, the 14th Shamarpa, Dies at 61
Pamela Gayle White Shamar Rinpoche passed away suddenly this morning in his center in Renchen Ulm, Germany, at the age of 61. The 14th Shamarpa, Mipham Chokyi Lodro, was born in Tibet and recognized...
View ArticleRuth Denison, Western Dharma Pioneer and Vipassana Innovator, Dies at 92
Mary Talbot Ruth Denison was one of the first female dharma teachers in the West, renowned for pioneering an unconventional, body-centered approach to Buddhist practice and for launching hundreds of...
View ArticleKen Jones, Welsh Author and Activist, Dies at 85
David Loy Ken Jones, a dharma teacher with the UK-based Western Chan Fellowship and an important voice in socially engaged Buddhism, left this dew-drop world Sunday, August 2, after a long illness, at...
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