On happiness and the cessation of suffering

Thoughts on the first Carmelite-Buddhist interfaith dialogue

Pursuing sustainable happiness through the Noble Eightfold Path

The potential of the world at our fingertips

Heather Sanche on parenthood and dukkha

Sister Ocean explains the Third Noble Truth

A new series on the basics of Vajrayana

As I approach the magnificently remodeled San Francisco Marriott in Union Square, I become keenly aware of the vast differences in karmic circumstances that exist in this world of “endurance.&rd

The name “Eldrick Tont Woods” probably doesn’t ring a bell in anyone’s mind, even though it’s the given name of a modern-day legend. Add in a few white balls, a lush

I got the upsetting news on July 7, 2013 at around 8.30 a.m. — Terror struck Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya: a series of blasts had left two monks injured.   The first thought in my mind

The practice of mindful meditation can provide a great host of benefits to anyone that actively pursues it, especially in a modern world full of enhanced stresses and defilements that so often remove

1. Introduction Through intellectual, moral and spiritual perfection, the Noble Eightfold path leads to happiness, peace and freedom. It is the path that begins with moral conduct and leads to

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

An updated translation of the Heart Sutra