In October 2015, Mindful Nation UK—a milestone policy document seeking to address mental health concerns at a national level through the application of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs)—was
On 23 May at The University of Hong Kong, on behalf of Buddhistdoor I participated in a panel discussion on the theme of Buddhist-Islamic dialogue
During my years of watching and analyzing the Buddhist world, one observation has consistently come to mind: Buddhists have been slow to make art for
“In their treatment of other living beings, whether the beings are fierce animals like leopards and tigers or insignificant bugs like mosquitoes and flies, [Buddhists]
The themes of the Silk Road, spirituality, and the environment rarely come together in contemporary art, so I feel fortunate to have recently met an
One of my first interviews as a journalist was with Venerable Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, founder of the Karuna-Shechen non-profit humanitarian organization, and a prominent
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
The highest-ranking Buddhist leader of Mongolia, who turns 60 this year, is worried. He is particularly worried about the growing materialism and intensifying activities of
“I’m a one-man army,” laughed the Malaysian gentleman sitting in front of me before the seminar session began. Dato’ Dr. G. K. Ananda Kumaraseri and
In this two-part interview with Douglas Gildow, a dissertation fellow of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, we take a
In this two-part interview with Douglas Gildow, a dissertation fellow of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, we take a
Aside from the occasional visiting Rinpoche, few are in a position to represent and transmit the Vajrayana tradition in the nations of Eastern Europe. Bulgaria,
