Being a Buddhist Parent during Christmas
Summer Adams
2 December 2016
When my eldest daughter, Amaya, was four she started attending an afternoon daycare center in town. It was during that same year when, one afternoon
Russia’s Golden Triangle of Buddhism
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 December 2016
Buddhism first came to Russia in the 17th century and became firmly established mainly in three Russian republics, Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva, where it had
The US Election and the Vajjians
Vanessa Sasson
2 December 2016
I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the results of the presidential election in the United States. The whole world, it seems,
The View from the Top
Sister Ocean
2 December 2016
From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point
Buddhistdoor View: How to Be Happily Unhappy
Buddhistdoor Global
25 November 2016
The History Boys (2006), a masterful film adaptation of playwright Alan Bennett’s drama of the same name, has a thoughtful and melancholy ending. The film deploys
The Light in the Darkness: Opening our Hearts to Hope
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
18 November 2016
Have you ever taken a moment to wonder where your thoughts come from? Are your thoughts really your own? Or are they a product of
Kim Cang Monastery – the Blossoming of an American Temple
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
18 November 2016
Sitting amid 11 acres of forest just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Kim Cang Monastery is a gem of American Dharma and growing at
Buddhistdoor View: Rooting Out the Rot—Removing Corruption and Complacency in the Sangha
Buddhistdoor Global
18 November 2016
Institutional corruption has been a hot topic in the news of late. The seismic election of brash political outsider and controversial tycoon Donald Trump as
Buddhistdoor View: The Dharmic Conundrum of AI
Buddhistdoor Global
11 November 2016
As technology continues to advance at a breakneck pace, scientists now view what has haunted our imagination in science fiction novels and films—sentient robots and
Harnessing Knowledge Technologies to Overcome Ignorance
Paola Di Maio
11 November 2016
Scientific and technical progress has developed exponentially in the last century, enabling unprecedented achievements in numerous fields, from medicine to space travel. Yet sometimes such
Buddhist Perspectives on Sustainable Economic Development
Dr. Ernest Chi-Hin Ng
11 November 2016
This article is based on a panel address given by the author at the International Seminar on India’s North Eastern Region and Buddhist Heritage held
Developing Consideration of Others
Summer Adams
4 November 2016
While dining at a restaurant a few weeks ago, my daughter Amaya saw a child her own age who appeared to have been born with