On the Buddha’s advice for physical ailments and cures

The compassion and wisdom of social enagement

Sharing the Buddhist path in challenging times

Building a spiritual practice on a solid foundation

Learning from hardship

Ordaining in the Mahayana tradition as a Vajrayana practitioner

The power of the Medicine Buddha in art and practice

Visitors to Japan’s shrines and temples cannot miss the hundreds of wooden votive plaques hanging on stands in a reserved area outside on the shrine grounds. On one side of the plaques are prayers ins

Religion and meditation in woven art

A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my mouth or my mind for even 5 minutes; leave alone for the r

The teachings and practices of the Buddha have been propagated for over 2500 years and have spread throughout the globe. In spite of the enormous cultural disparities that have accompanied Buddhism&rs

In the Buddhist tradition, there is abundant literature on Walking Meditation. The reason is obvious. Walking does not require any tools, or preparation or expensive capital investment. This would be

My Dhamma greetings to you all,        As you all know, India is the birthplace of Buddhism. After the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana, all his disciples assembled to compile his teachings. They were comp