A tremendous portion of Chinese Buddhism’s rich inheritance is drawn from two traditions. On the one hand we have the deeply devotional Pure Land, where
Dandelion seeds. Did you ever pick a dandelion plant on a warm summer day, and hold it to the sky, and blow the soft seeds
In one’s life, there are certain kinds of transitional events that are considered distinct turning points: the attainment of a qualification, the conferral of a
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
Working like a physician in his diagnosis of disease and treatment prescription, Buddha teaches us that suffering in this world is due to too much
In the Buddhist tradition, there is abundant literature on Walking Meditation. The reason is obvious. Walking does not require any tools, or preparation or expensive
Most of the time in our life we do not do what we actually should do. Rather, we do what we think we should do.
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
Throughout 45 years of his life as the Enlightened One, the Buddha in his every sermon (sutta) focused on only two things namely, suffering (dukkha)
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
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.
Why is the illusion of inherent existence, and independent self in particular, so strong and difficult to overcome to most of us? LABELS The first,
