Death, dying, and our place in the cosmos

Building a spiritual practice on a solid foundation

Humanistic Buddhism comes to Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, and many other countries

Creative expression beyond ego

An ambitious initiative to build a spectacular Khmer Buddhist temple in America

A time for reflection and focus during the Winter Retreat

When spiritual practices are diverted to the pursuit of worldly ambitions

Thoughts on maintaining spiritual equilibrium in a material world

Anyone unfamiliar with the richness of Buddhist practice in Southeast Asia would do well to visit this unusual exhibition currently on at the British Museum in London. Buddhist art of this region rare

Measuring Buddhist time in art installations

Exploring masculinity and womanhood with scholar John Powers

Editor’s note: Jnan Nanda completed his BA Hons from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and his MA from the University of Hong Kong where he presently teaches Reading in Buddhist Sanskrit

'Listen, O brothers and sisters, you who have mastered the teaching -  If you recognize me,  Queen of the Lake of Awareness, who encompasses  both emptiness and form,  Know that I live in the minds of

Introduction   There are some satisfactory definitions of ‘crime’ and ‘criminal'. But the question of ‘what is a crime ?’ has baffled thinkers on ethics for centur