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

A meditation on the path to conflict resolution and interfaith harmony

The devastating consequences of systemic decline

Building dialogues and connections with science

Ven. Yin Kit Sik on bringing the Dharma to prison inmates in Canada

Do incongruences in Buddhist scriptures imply unspoken subterfuge?

On the need for an alternative approach to countering extremism

Buddhists believe in the infinite value of every sentient life. Human beings, while not blessed with divine authority over other living creatures, are uniquely equipped to attain enlightenment and ach

ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is terrifying for many reasons. It is particularly frightening because of its macabre appeal to youth around the world, who should have little reason to sneak aw

There are unique experiences in the American heritage that have decisively influenced its culture: the encounter and conflict with Native Americans as the Other, slavery and civil war, and ascendancy

Murder is abhorrent. Whatever one’s opinion of the Charlie Hebdo satirists and their line of work, the lethal violence against them was appalling. Yet, while Buddhism respects the protection of life a

During last few years, there have been a number of reports of communal violence against Buddhists in Bangladesh. Although such tensions have always existed, recently we have seen an increase in the va

It is easy to overlook the power and weight that symbolic gestures offer. They do not attract as much attention as a large demonstration or a nude body in public. Most symbolic gestures are

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 12, June 2009.A crime is usually understood as the infringement of an established system of law of a commun