Finding balance in daily life

Finding freedom in khanti, the sixth parami

The human side of a Buddhist master

  Prof. Mark Williams is the Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He helped in the development of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy as one alternative in the prevention of relapse and recurre

 Original Chinese text: Jin Hui Translation: Belle Guo Xiao English editors: Cathy Ziengs and Raymond Lam On the evening of July 24th, we began our extraordinary tour to Turkey from Hong Kong

Kaṭhina and Kaṭhina kusala   What is meant by Kaṭhina? The Pali term ‘Kaṭhina’ means: strong, strength, hard, solid, rigid, powerful, firm, inflexible, and stiff. Therefore, Kaṭhina kusala means: ‘v

A man went to his colleague’s home for dinner.  At the door, there was a big sign saying:Take off your troubles.Put on a Smiling Face.Bring Happiness Home. He was surprised to see the

“Beautiful, soft, open – but not always interesting.” This is how California-based filmmaker Heather Kessinger describes current trends in American Buddhist filmmaking, which has unwittingly given ris