Short Stories of Discovering One’s Inner Joy
Pastoral voices
16 April 2010
Where is my key?One night a man was crawling around on his hands and knees to look for something underneath a lamppost. When his friends
The Buddhist search for fulfilment: The journey of the bodhisattva as “flourishing” in a world of suffering
Raymond Lam
16 April 2010
In classical Greek philosophy, the word eudemonia is translated as “flourishing,” a very special state of being that entails finding meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in one’s life
The relationship between non-attachment and unconditional love in Buddhism
Ittoku
9 April 2010
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
Is Tradition Irrelevant?
Raymond Lam
1 April 2010
Last Thursday there was a debate held about the relevance of classical music in contemporary British society. The motion at the Cambridge Union was aptly put as,
Compassion in a Hyperconnected World
Oscar Tang
1 April 2010
One might naively assume that, in an Information Age where current events are accessible through not only conventional news outlets but also grassroots media sharing
Buddhist Meditation (2/2)
Weng Hon Wong
19 March 2010
As one’s meditation develops progressively, the mental concentration intensifies. With the progressive intensification of mental concentration, scattered thoughts are being reduced and the mind becomes
Buddhism and Secularism: The Wedding of Old and New
Ittoku
5 March 2010
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
The Morality of Buddhist Precepts
Alastair Gornall
1 March 2010
Buddhist precepts are often discussed in moral terms. The five precepts of a layperson in particular provide a firm foundation in ethical conduct. For instance,
Bring Back Our Art Schools!
Raymond Lam
1 March 2010
It is high time we brought back the lost traditions of the Mathur?n and Gandh?ran art schools. Mathur? and Gandh?ra were two regions in ancient India
Buddhist Meditation (Bhᾱvanᾱ) (1/2)
Weng Hon Wong
23 February 2010
Buddhist meditation is not confined only to calming the mind, and concentrating the mind on an object of meditation. They are only the means to
Ignore Self-entity: Cultivate the Mind
A. Barua
19 February 2010
Abstract Buddhism is the only world religion which does not recognize nor non-recognize the presence of any soul or self-entity. Whether a soul or a
The lover’s calling and the Four Divine Abodes: Dynamics of relationships and the Buddhist vocation
Ittoku
12 February 2010
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