A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Nina Müller
1 January 2012
A few weeks ago, I visited my grandmother who lives in Stockholm. In Sweden, people call their grandmothers by two different names: farmor, which means father’s
Buddha loves Gaia: Mahayana Reflections on the Global Ecological Crisis
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
Buddhism is a religion that respects and cares for the Earth. As they walk by the Buddha’s side, disciples do not forget that Mother Nature,
Generosity, Right Livelihood and Appreciation: Reflections on Buddhist lay life
Raymond Lam
1 September 2011
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
Dilemmas of Generosity
Raymond Lam
1 August 2011
I remember watching a friend perform once in a play. My friend played an ordinary pedestrian on the street, was in a scene where he
No Death, No Fear
Dr. Robert Law
1 August 2011
On 1st January 2006, a group of alumni of the Hong Kong University Medical School gathered together outside the HKU Medical School to mourn the passing
Solitude: Underrated!
Buddhistdoor Global
1 July 2011
One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as
The Beauty of Age: Weathering Suffering
Raymond Lam
1 July 2011
The term “old people” is a stigma in contemporary Western society. Unless you are wealthy, famous or politically influential, it is a horrible title to
Thoughts on the Word “dukkha/duḥkha” (Suffering?)
Alastair Gornall
1 June 2011
It is common knowledge that the Buddha taught that all conditioned things cause us to suffer. The fact that suffering is latent in our experience
Suffering and Rebirth: “I’ll see you again Friend”
Raymond Lam
16 May 2011
May the 8th was Brain Cancer Action Week in Australia. That day was a bittersweet one for eight-year-old Jeremiah Del Tufo, who passed away from brain cancer.
Noble Eightfold Path: Ethical Guidelines to Individual and Social Development
Dr. Ramala Sarma
9 May 2011
Dr. Ramala Sarma is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy of Nowgong College, Nogaon. Society, from its beginnings to today, has witnessed tremendous changes.
Does Confidence require a belief in the Self?
Alastair Gornall
11 April 2011
Many advice manuals, often called “self-help books”, provide various tips on how to succeed in the modern world, how to live life to the full
Meditating on Death
Alastair Gornall
1 March 2011
In some of my past articles, I outlined some ways in which those of us who have a phobia of death may begin to contemplate