Environmental Expert Warns that Buddhist Practice of Life Release Could Spark Ecological Crisis
Craig C Lewis
21 January 2019
The unintended consequences of…
Spreading Metta’s Wings
Mettamorphsis
3 January 2019
From metta meditation to living metta
The Dignity of Companion Sentient Beings
Raymond Lam
14 December 2018
Recalibrating our assumptions about…
Singapore Buddhist Federation Promotes Alternatives to Life Release for Vesak Celebrations
BD Dipananda
1 June 2018
Going vegetarian and supporting animal…
The Year of Doggy Dharma
Mettamorphsis
31 January 2018
Lessons learned from our four-legged doggy-sattva…
Sowing the Seeds of Metta to Dissolve Fears of the Unknown
Mettamorphsis
21 July 2017
Last month, I introduced the overall concept of lily padding as a combination of location-independence and letting the Dharma take the lead. During my seven
Childhood Pets, Animals, and Kindness
Summer Adams
7 April 2017
I often think about what I most wish for my children in this life. As a mother who tries to follow the Buddha’s teachings, I
Reinstating Animal Rights in Sri Lanka
Sean Mós
30 June 2016
On 24 May 2013, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk named Bowatte Indrarathana self-immolated in front of the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, demanding an
“When a fly falls into a cup of tea”: ahimsa and life-preserving actions
Tinley Fynn
19 March 2014
It’s been several years since I read Heinrich Harrer’s classic, Seven Years in Tibet (1953). Amidst Harrer’s dramatic journey through Tibet’s soaring mountain peaks, harrowing political landscape,
Significance of Nature in Buddhism
Ven. Priya Rakkhit
7 February 2014
Editorial Note: Ven. Priya Rakkhit is a young Therav?da monk from the Chittagong Plain, Bangladesh. He is presently in Hong Kong pursuing Buddhist studies at
Environmental Concern in the Discourses of Dīgha Nikāya
Dipen Barua
26 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008. 01. Introduction The term ‘environment’ includes the working of biotic and non-biotic
Buddhist Perspective on Ecological Crisis and Individual Social Responsibility
Dhammadipa Samanera
26 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008. Prologue The term ecology dates back to 19th century, introduced by