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
What is Reality?
Rev. Upali
1 October 2008
What is Reality?: A Compendium of Scientific Discovery and the Buddha’s Discovery By Dhammadassi Bhikkhu and Kenneth B. GunatungePublished by the authors in 2010, ColomboPages:
Perspectives: The Buddha’s Law Among the Birds
Buddhistdoor Global
1 September 2008
Author: UnknownTranslation and Commentary by Edward Conze, 2002 edition No matter how frustrating or hopeless certain points in life may feel, two statements of faith
“Buddhism Fatigue” and Buddhist Nuns in Filmmaking
Raymond Lam
1 August 2008
“Beautiful, soft, open – but not always interesting.” This is how California-based filmmaker Heather Kessinger describes current trends in American Buddhist filmmaking, which has unwittingly
Cyberkaya: Buddhism’s Place in a Future of High-tech Cyberspace
Ittoku
1 July 2008
Buddhism is a vast religious and philosophical organism that has breathed 2,600 years of history. It gave birth to the oldest religious institution in the
Dukkha—Suffering
Buddhistdoor Global
1 February 2008
Why do we talk about dukkha? Dukkha has to be seen for what it really is, namely, the starting point of our spiritual journey. Unless
Four Noble Truths
Buddhistdoor Global
11 December 2007
The heart of the Buddha’s teaching lies in the Four Noble Truths which he expounded in his very first sermon, “Setting in Motion the Wheel
Deerpark in India
Buddhistdoor Global
1 November 2007
Deer Park is the name of a park in Varanasi, India, the site of present-day Sarnath. The Deer Park was also called Rishi-patana or ‘the
The Story of the Buddha
Buddhistdoor Global
1 December 2006
Many of you may wonder why Shakyamuni called himself the “Buddha” after his enlightenment. The word “Buddha” comes from the Sanskrit verb “budh” which in