Meditation is not Mind Control
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my
Parent’s Instruction Manual
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
My new iPhone came in a beautiful box all nicely packed with all the accessories and the user guide. It’s working well and once in
Save the Best for Last!
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
Yesterday I gave my daughter some chocolates. She quickly gobbled up a few and kept her favorite one for later. I asked her why she
Love versus Attachment
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
Consider if you were asked to decipher the difference between love and attachment… how would you answer? In the first instance both are perceived to
Echoes of Tantra: The Odisha Circuit
Jeffrey Martin
29 August 2013
If you were a traveler interested in the history of Vajrayana Buddhism, where would you go? Tibet probably comes to mind, and while it’s an
The Purpose of Life and the Great Vow of Amitabha Buddha
Malcolm Hunt
21 August 2013
It is a very common and reasonable question for those coming to Pure Land Buddhism for the first time to ask: “Who is Amitabha Buddha?”
Fear or Love: From Meditation on Monday with Zhi Sheng
Ven. Zhi Sheng
19 August 2013
Fear is the air we breathe. We subscribe to religions that exploit our dread of death. We do business in an economy of fear as
Rita Gross: “Buddhism and Feminism have always shared a voice”
Raymond Lam
14 August 2013
Although she is now retired, Professor Rita Gross cuts a familiar figure to her early days as an academic advocating gender equality. She remains a
Following the Teachings of Two Buddhas, I open the Door to the Pure Land
Alan Kwan
12 August 2013
The concept of “two Buddhas, two teachings” The title’s statement is extracted from the Commentary of Contemplation Sutra written by Master Shandao, the de facto founder of Pure
Encountering Amitabha’s Compassion: Sources of reference material for studying Pure Land teaching
Alan Kwan
8 August 2013
The Three Pure Land Sutras As we know, all Buddhist teachings are spoken and expounded by Shakyamuni Buddha. Shakyamuni also introduced the Pure Land teaching,
Buddhists can learn from the example of Turkish hospitality
Raymond Lam
6 August 2013
In the Abrahamic traditions, hospitality for guests and outsiders has always been central to religious practice and identity. Our generation today struggles to acquaint itself with
The Legacy of Ch’an Master Xu Yun (1840-1959)
Empty Cloud Adrian Chan-Wyles, PhD
1 August 2013
Master Xu Yun had an extraordinary and very long life. He lived into his 120th year, and his life spanned two centuries and three dynasties. It