The Benefits of Meditation
Quyen Ngo
27 September 2013
If you ever visit a Buddhist monastery, the chances are you will come across some of the happiest people you have ever met. Monks and
Unlock the Mind: the BDI Meditative Praxis Interviews
Buddhistdoor Global
23 September 2013
This exclusive series of interviews celebrates the Meditative Praxis conference held at The University of Hong Kong from the 24th to the 25th of August,
The Voice of Jitari: Dialogue and Interaction in the Medieval Buddhist Experience
Raymond Lam
23 September 2013
Part of the Meditative Praxis Interview series “To know yourself, know your enemy.” This is not a military axiom, but a historical reality that Professor
Mindful Community of Magnolia Grove
Cathy Ziengs
2 September 2013
Did you ever think to put the words “barn-raising” and Buddhist in the same sentence together? “Barn-raising” events typically refer to North American farming communities
Meditation is not Mind Control
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
29 August 2013
A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation
Ryan Conboy
12 July 2013
The practice of mindful meditation can provide a great host of benefits to anyone that actively pursues it, especially in a modern world full of
Science and Meditation: New Developments in Buddhist Research
Théodore Sarasin
11 July 2013
Introduction Buddhism has many unique assets as a religious tradition. It has been received well in many Western countries. It places humankind at the center
Vipassana Meditation and Mindfulness
Christina Pokriefke Ekeheien
11 July 2013
“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – The Buddha Introduction So many are living stressful lives filled with hatred, greed, anger and other
Buddhist psychology and mental cultivation: The Noble Eightfold Path and the blissful state
John Victor Niklasson
11 July 2013
1. Introduction Through intellectual, moral and spiritual perfection, the Noble Eightfold path leads to happiness, peace and freedom. It is the path that begins with
A Retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery
Eric Johns
30 April 2013
Zhen Ru Chan MonasteryCloud Abode MountainJiangsi ProvinceChina 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of
A Tour of China – A Series (4): Shenzhen Retreat, Nov. 2012
Eric Johns
30 April 2013
Editor’s note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months
Mental cultivation through Theravāda meditation techniques
Quyen Ngo
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008. “Monks, the ending of the fermentations [?savas] is for one