The walls we build around us

The logic of Vajrayana view and practice

A good deal of contemporary Buddhist literature exists that confronts unhealthy and deluded ideas of romantic and sexual love. Today’s popular media and advertising certainly peddles a distorted

Tibetan Vajrayana imagery, for the most part, illustrates fantastical literary texts by reflecting metaphor and symbolism. Notions of aesthetic achievement and the sense of beauty within this traditio

Wisdom and Faith: Two Sides of the Same Coin   For years, I have been searching for the meaning of life, the absolute truth, the ultimate reality . . . However, although I studied in a Catholic

Our conversation with Ven. Hin Hung on the future of Buddhism.

1. Introduction Through intellectual, moral and spiritual perfection, the Noble Eightfold path leads to happiness, peace and freedom. It is the path that begins with moral conduct and leads to

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008.   01. Prologue Indicating the vedāntic tone in the śataka 

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. The Origin of Mahayana Mahayana cannot be considered apart from what came before it, so let us con

Editor's note: This poem was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. It is a general assumption of the most scholars that the Emptiness Theory of Nāgārjuna is a kind of r

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007.IntroductionAccording to Abhidhamma, if one does not apprehend the true nature of language , th

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 4, June 2007. IntroductionThe Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness (Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna-sutta.

Song of the Truthful Mind Jianzhi Sengcan was the Third Ch'an or Zen Patriarch in China, who has been credited with composing a verse called Xinxin Ming. This verse

The Heart Sutra is heart of Buddhist spirituality. Understanding Heart Sutra makes the issue of ecology or environmentalism crystal clear to a penetrative Buddhist. In fact, many Buddhists and non-Bud