A history of Nichiren Buddhism in India since 1931

On the question of Buddhist detachment

Visions and revelations from Bodh Gaya

Meaningful living through mindful awareness and gratitude

The second part of Sally’s spiritual journey

The theory and practice of ground tantra and blessing

Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to share a little, again.   How I found the Dharma . . .   My dr

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

Introducing the Dharma Eye team!

Sangeeta Bansal Ph.D, a researcher and writer, is also the founder of a non-profit called Mindside, which aims to make the benefits of mindfulness meditation available to all. Mindside offers an eight

In this two-part column series, we will visit the philosophical nuances and tensions in the thought of Shantideva, an important Indo-Tibetan philosopher (circa 8th century CE). To understand Shantidev

Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems   In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to some very interesting q

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008.   Email:bdsaddhananda@yahoo.com ‘The earliest doctrinal elemen

How to recover from betraying one's own morality