We can't always control what happens to us in life, but we can change how we react. For 2500 years, the Buddha's teachings have helped people work with their thoughts and emotions during times of ...
In the Western world it is well known that the great teachers often used stories and parables to convey deeper meanings. The parables of Jesus in the New Testament, the saints’ lives written in the ...
He's a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, and author of 'The Dharma of the Princess Bride: What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships.' The ...
Decades before meditation and mindfulness became popular (and profitable) parts of mainstream life, lifestyle practices derived from Buddhism existed on the fringes of American society. But, as with ...
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Acholars and monks from across the globe gathered at the recently held International Abhidhamma Divas, to discuss how the teachings of the Buddha, preserved in the ...
In Zen Buddhism, wisdom has a lineage; one begins by thanking one’s teachers. Only now, thanks to a translation by Beata Grant, can early female masters be thanked. Professor of Chinese and religious ...
When Mordy Levine, a longtime practitioner of Buddhist meditation, turned 60 five years ago, he found himself struggling with the inevitability of death. As he searched for a teacher to guide him on ...
KYOTO >> When people have troubles and concerns, they often turn to spiritual advisers. In Japan, many families belong to a Buddhist temple that they have been connected with for generations. However, ...