Samudaya
Pastoral voices
1 September 2011
I once heard a talk by Ajahn Brahmavamso, and he said that even without having to learn the technique, we do the meditation of the second
The Four Assurances of a Holy Life
Ven. Nyanabodhi
1 August 2011
Throughout 45 years of his life as the Enlightened One, the Buddha in his every sermon (sutta) focused on only two things namely, suffering (dukkha)
Journalism: Asking the Basic Questions of Ethics
Ittoku
11 July 2011
Much of the Western world, particularly Europe and the UK, has been engulfed in the News of the World scandal, in which journalists of the
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nomination for Thich Nhat Hanh as the Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Martin Luther King Jr.
1 July 2011
January 25, 1967 The Nobel Institute? Drammesnsveien 19 ?Oslo, NORWAY Gentlemen: As the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1964, I now have the pleasure of
Earth Green Day and Green Dharma (1)
Weng Hon Wong
16 May 2011
The 2011 Earth Day festivities were celebrated globally on April 22, 2011. The Earth Day ought not to be honoured and observed by the environmentally concerned public
Earth Green Day and Green Dharma (2)
Weng Hon Wong
16 May 2011
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
Spiritual Autarky
Oscar Tang
16 May 2011
An idea which attempts to gain credibility for itself by demonstrating its non-contradiction with an established school of thought has implicitly subordinated itself to the
Should a Buddhist be happy that an evil man has been killed?
Ittoku
9 May 2011
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
The Dharma of Travelling
Alastair Gornall
1 May 2011
Observing impermanence in our daily lives can be quite difficult. Our friends and family can seem quite stable as we perform our daily jobs in
“Nhat Hanh is my Brother”
Thomas Merton
1 May 2011
This is not a political statement. It has no ulterior motive, it seeks to provoke no immediate reaction “for” or “against” this or that side
Three Components of Love
Raymond Lam
1 April 2011
Buddhism has produced a vast body of literature dealing with the subject of love. From the sutras to eminent philosophers and modern professors – it
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Statements on the Buddha and Buddhism
Rev. Upali
1 March 2011
The Buddha emphasized many times that the doctrine he preached was understandable only by the wise. He also said that one who sees the dhamma can see