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.

Spring 2025

By

Revoicing the Buddha

By

Monkey Fist Sutra

By

Obsessions Sutra

By

Not-Self Sutra

Articles Archive

Filter by:

Practicing the Middle Way: Devadaha Sutta

Working With Fear

Irresistible Force (Saṃyutta Nikāya 3.3.5)

Breaking the Cycle (Brāhmaṇa Saṃyutta [SN 7.2.2])

Directed and Undirected Meditation (Satipatthana Samyutta 47.1.10)

The Pāramis: Heart of Buddha’s Teachings and Our Own Practice

The Path of Concentration and Mindfulness

Sharing a Vision of Practice

Bowing to Life Deeply

Faith: Its Role and Meaning in a Buddhist Wisdom Tradition

Buddhist Psychology: Classical Texts in Contemporary Perspective

A Tree Called Steadfast (Anguttara Nikaya 6.5.54)