Life in today’s world can feel messy - full of pressure, chasing goals, comparisons, longing, and stress. Often we forget to ...
A former Teen Mom star and her family are navigating a heartbreaking situation. On December 9, Kailyn Lowry took to Instagram ...
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...
Buddha's wisdom provides a roadmap for children to build essential life skills. These teachings emphasize discipline, honesty ...
For many years, the little traffic island at Jasmine Avenue and National Boulevard in Palms was a local dumping site. “It was just the spot where everyone dumped their couches, beds, washers and ...
Buddhism was born under a giant fig tree, which, today, grows at the center of the remote and unbeautiful town of Bodh Gaya, in India’s destitute northeastern state of Bihar. The tree is about three ...
You’ve probably heard someone sigh and say, “Well, life is suffering”. The phrase floats through conversations and motivational talks as if it were the Buddha’s final word on existence. It sounds ...
A Sanskrit–Greek stele and Buddha statue found in ancient Berenike, Egypt, reveal deep cultural links between Indian traders ...
There are few things as alien-looking as a Buddha’s hand. Most people I’ve talked with have never even heard of it or seen it, and when I show them a picture ...
His image is so commonplace that you could believe it must always have existed — yet for six centuries after his death, he was never once depicted in human form. By Aatish Taseer WE FLEW THROUGH the ...