Transcending limitations and seeing with our true eyes

Reconciling secular ambitions with Buddhist practice

Avoiding attachment to illusory gains of spiritual achievement

Part one of a reflection about the First Noble Truth

In recent years, we have heard much about the importance of mutual tolerance and non-discrimination on the part of religious believers and communities. But somehow, the practical reality of achieving

Origami has evolved over the last few decades from a Japanese paper craft practiced mostly by children into an international pastime and a sophisticated form of artistic expression. In the last few de

An archetypal three-way relationship between a shapeshifting girl and two monks

Editor’s note: David Brazier is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and psychotherapist. He is President at Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional in Spain and the head of the Amida Order in the United Kingdom.

The other day, I was appalled at the gloomy picture of Buddha’s idol published in The Daily Star and uploaded by the Buddhistdoor International website on 24-04-2013. As the sources revealed, the idol

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008.   01. Prologue Indicating the vedāntic tone in the śataka 

Editor's note: This is a speech given by Ven. Santini at Smrti Park, Bihar State, India during the International Buddhist Sangha Conference this year. She has very generously allowed us to re-publish her

Last Friday, I joined an entourage from the charity Sunshine Action, which my Dharma sister’s brother manages. Our objective was to pass out packed dinners, fruits, drinks, and blankets to designated

Increasingly, we find Buddhist Film Festivals popping up in cities around the world for audiences of all ages and backgrounds - there are films with religious and spiritual messages, cultural stories,

This article provides an argument for the pragmatic value of a model intended to witness (to a degree) and study karma’s chain of cause and effect through Saṃsāra’s cycles. The key component of this m