We are the owners and heirs of our kamma

On the burden of attachments

Meditations on samsara

Reaching understanding on the path to wisdom

The path to providing wisdom, healing division, and creating peace

Introducing a new column on the teachings of Theravada Buddhism

Right view and the decision-making process

Ven. Hsin Tao strives for peace and understanding through interfaith dialogue

An examination of equal opportunity for ordination and Buddhist education for women

  In this series, Jnan explores the practice of ordination within the Theravada tradition by a close examination of the Pali Canon. His first article discusses ordination during the Bu

An American Buddhist friend of mine recounted a conversation she had with another practitioner, one who comes from a clear, unwavering cultural confidence in the teachings of rebirth. He marveled that

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – The Buddha   Introduction   So many are living stressful lives filled with hatred, greed, anger and other unwholesome states of mind. Our he

Violence is an obvious phenomenon in the present world. Among various causes of violence are politics, culture, religion, race etc. They are in fact some outer symptoms having deeper psychological bas

 Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008.   Prologue The term ecology dates back to 19th century, introd