The Global Buddhist Congregation 2011
India is a fitting locale to explore the growth and progress of living Buddhist communities around the world. The Global Buddhist Congregation (GBC) event was
India is a fitting locale to explore the growth and progress of living Buddhist communities around the world. The Global Buddhist Congregation (GBC) event was
Most of the time in our life we do not do what we actually should do. Rather, we do what we think we should do.
Sometimes I feel that the choice to be a lay disciple in Buddhism matters just as much as choosing to be ordained. As laypeople we
Should the intolerant be tolerated? That is the question that plagues every free society. Those who suggest intolerant opinions may insist that their voices be
The early hunter-gatherer model of self-sufficient groups characterized itself with a necessary coherence and unity. This holism, forced by survival, prompted the emergence of certain
My Dhamma greetings to you all, As you all know, India is the birthplace of Buddhism. After the Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, all his disciples assembled to
‘It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do
It is difficult if not impossible to practice the way of understanding and love without a sangha, a community of friends who practice the same
“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