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
Living for the Buddha: Cultivating a Buddho-centric way of life
Buddhistdoor Global
1 August 2011
In the Buddhist tradition, disciples discover their purpose in life by doing their part for the Buddha’s Dharma. The Buddha is the most profound lover
Norwegian Terrorist Attacks (22/07/2011): The Courage of Tolerance
Ittoku
25 July 2011
Should the intolerant be tolerated? That is the question that plagues every free society. Those who suggest intolerant opinions may insist that their voices be
UNIDO, APECF sign memo for development project in Buddha’s birthplace
Xinhua
17 July 2011
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a memorandum with the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF) in Beijing Friday, indicating its official
A monk’s life in Loudoun
Joe Motheral
12 July 2011
When Siddhattha Gotama some 2,500 years ago left his home, a palatial residence in northern India, seeking enlightenment, it is likely he never dreamed that
Journalism: Asking the Basic Questions of Ethics
Ittoku
11 July 2011
Much of the Western world, particularly Europe and the UK, has been engulfed in the News of the World scandal, in which journalists of the
The purpose of life in Mahāyāna Buddhism
Raymond Lam
2 July 2011
Along with death, the purpose of the individual is a returning question in philosophy and an overriding concern in all religions. Even the contemporary idea
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
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nomination for Thich Nhat Hanh as the Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Martin Luther King Jr.
1 July 2011
January 25, 1967 The Nobel Institute? Drammesnsveien 19 ?Oslo, NORWAY Gentlemen: As the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1964, I now have the pleasure of
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
Reflections on the evolution and digitization of communities
Mariusz Popieluch
1 June 2011
The early hunter-gatherer model of self-sufficient groups characterized itself with a necessary coherence and unity. This holism, forced by survival, prompted the emergence of certain