Is There a Limit to Patience?
Alastair Gornall
1 July 2009
The emphasis on patience in Buddhism can often be problematic in a world full of injustice and cruelty. There are many tales in the Buddhist
Bring Happiness Home
Pastoral voices
20 June 2009
A man went to his colleague’s home for dinner. At the door, there was a big sign saying: Take off your troubles.Put on a Smiling
2550+ years of Love: Celebrating Love in All Its Forms
Buddhistdoor Global
1 June 2009
Mundane excitement and spiritual opportunity are watchwords of human love. While no one would advise ignoring our other halves, it is also ideal to reflect
A Liberating Realization
Mariusz Popieluch
1 May 2009
When as an undergraduate philosophy student, I was to write on the concept of self-identity, naturally my thoughts traversed the extensive literature covering the topic
Before Love: How to Prepare to Love Another
Alastair Gornall
1 April 2009
With a notable and inspiring academic background of Buddhist Studies in England, Alastair is completing a PhD at Cambridge and was President of the University
The Sacred Alphabets – A Photo Journal of Siddham characters in China and Japan
Mārgadarshana
1 March 2009
Siddham, according to Prof. Wang Bangwei of Peking University, refers to a specific type of script used in ancient India; in China, it refers more
The Importance of Reliable Authority and Guidance
Mariusz Popieluch
1 February 2009
The title seems obvious enough. That’s why a closer look at the phenomenon of potential misidentification of authoritative figures will be treated here, the mechanisms
Logical Tolerance in Buddhism
Mariusz Popieluch
1 January 2009
Problems with bivalent logic The father of classical logic in the Western tradition, Aristotle, had already noticed that in order to save the law of excluded
Holiday Reflections: The Moral Vision in Buddhist Conversion
Ittoku
1 December 2008
The holiday season always enjoys an air of quietude or tranquillity about it. I think it is culturally and socially created. If Christmas decorations can
The Making of Buddhist Modernism
Raymond Lam
1 November 2008
David L. McMahan, 2008, Oxford University Press David L. McMahan’s book The Making of Buddhist Modernism is a study of the new modes of discourse
Kusala and Akusala
Buddhistdoor Global
1 November 2008
For Buddhists, the practice of moral life is a graduated course. It involves self-transformation from a lower to higher level. Moral teachings in Buddhism are
The Moon of Clear Mind
Pastoral voices
1 November 2008
“How can I get beyond just verbalizing the question, “What am I?” a student asked the Zen Master Seung Sahn Soen-sa. Soen-sa answered, “You want