Last week, the leader of the free world, Barack Obama, watched on live camera stream one of the most successful and important operations ever conducted
“Turn the Wheel of Dharma in all the worlds for the benefit of all living beings, and in the manner congenial to potential converts.” – Kriy?sa?graha
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? Why not buy them a contemporary, gripping retelling of the Buddha’s life? To date, the late Osamu Tezuka’s (Astro
Buddhism is still very much a minority religion in London. Interest in Buddhism began with Wesleyan missionaries and preachers of other denominations, who sought to
“The bowl may be overturned for a lay follower endowed with (any of) eight qualities: He/she strives for the monks’ material loss, strives for the
One theme never recedes into the background of Buddhist discipleship. This theme is love, and countless masters and dharma-preachers have spent their lives ascertaining how
The increasingly globalized world denotes more than just the spread of Western media and brands. It denotes the secularization of society, with the exception of
This week’s column is dedicated to Jo. The coming Sunday is Valentine’s Day, the day on which couples take a special time-out for each other
A long time ago, I borrowed a book by David Brazier, who is known in the UK as a Pure Land counsellor and therapist. This
The holiday season always enjoys an air of quietude or tranquillity about it. I think it is culturally and socially created. If Christmas decorations can
Buddhism is a vast religious and philosophical organism that has breathed 2,600 years of history. It gave birth to the oldest religious institution in the
