“Modern science is… ” I trail off, inviting a response. “… is dogmatic,” finishes Ajahn Brahm quickly, without an iota of hesitation. “I’ve known that
What is a Buddhism that denies rebirth and karma, the metaphysical and moral motivations for the Buddhist path? And what is a Buddhism that hesitates
What can a person anticipate when meeting a middle age white man in Asia wearing a long piece of brown cloth and no hair? His
I used to think that if there is such a thing as a next life, and I could choose to be reborn as a woman
Original Chinese text: Dr. Thomas Lau Translation: Isabelle Tsang English editing: Dr. Thomas Lau This summer, the Anatolia Cultural & Dialog Centre of Turkey and
Imagine … “a world where people are deeply grounded in a moral and ethical tradition, where humility and service are highly valued and where reason, science
The West and China are both in furor over the death of little Wang Yue, the girl who was run over twice and had eighteen
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
Lopez (2008) and McMahan (2008) once made excellent points concerning the compatibility of science and Buddhism. These points largely centred on the tendency to conflate
The increasingly globalized world denotes more than just the spread of Western media and brands. It denotes the secularization of society, with the exception of
