Seven Steps of Breath Meditation
Prof. David Dale Holmes
9 December 2024
Prof. David Dale Holmes examines one of many methods expounded by the great Thai Buddhist master Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo
Food for the Mind
Prof. David Dale Holmes
8 August 2024
Prof. David Holmes examines mind training and meditation as taught by the renowned Thai master Ajahn Lee Dhammadaro
Walking the Path of Awakening: Thai Meditation Master Phra Thepyanmongkol (1929–2018)
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
25 July 2024
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury celebrates the life of an accomplished and beloved meditation master who established a popular meditation center in Thailand
Keeping Kammic Balance
Prof. David Dale Holmes
6 May 2024
Prof. David Holmes shares a teaching from the revered Thai monk Ajahn Suchart Abhijato
Thai New Year Holiday Prompts Renewed Appeal to Stop Buddhist Life-Release Practice
Justin Whitaker
16 April 2024
Life-release practices are common in many Buddhist traditions, but rising environmental concerns have led many to abandon or change their merit-making practices.
Buddhistdoor View: Reawakening Awareness – Commemorating a Supreme Woman Arahant, Ven. Yasodhara (Bhaddakaccana Theri)
Buddhistdoor Global
6 April 2024
It is time that Yasodhara, the Buddha’s wife, is more widely recognized as a great enlightened one with an updated date of her passing
Former Thai Monk Finds Home as US Army Chaplain
Justin Whitaker
7 March 2024
After years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand and the United States, Songkran Waiyaka has flourished in his new role as a US Army chaplain, serving the spiritual and moral needs of soldiers and their families
Buddhist Monks Fend Off Armed Thieves at Brooklyn Temple
Justin Whitaker
15 February 2024
Thai monks eventually scared off the thieves, who left with a small amount of cash and other items
One Year on from Day Care Gun Massacre in Rural Thailand, Grieving Families Heal with Monks and Commemorations
Raymond Lam
9 October 2023
Healing is a long road for families and survivors as they commemorate the gun massacre of 36 people on 6 October 2022 in Uthai Sawan
The Buddha’s Servant: The Spiritual Side of Ajahn Buddhadasa’s Social Teachings
Dipen Barua
3 July 2023
The story of Ajahn Buddhadasa, one of Thailand’s most most prominent modern thinkers in ecumenism, interfaith, and modernity
Walking the Path of the Ecosattva: The Work of Thai Master Ajahn Pranom
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
20 June 2023
Ajahn Pranom works to raise awareness of plastic pollution and reduce plastic waste
Buddhist Monks in Thailand Accused of Embezzling Temple Funds
Justin Whitaker
16 May 2023
According to reports, the monks had begun to attract wealthy donors who may have donated great sums thinking it would go to the temple