


Concerning Intoxicants
On the kammic consequences of indulgence

The Religion of the Future
A recent report by the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center projects that some of the world’s major religions are going to expand, with the notable

Why Meditate?
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for

Meditation is not Mind Control
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
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

Vipassana Meditation and Mindfulness
“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

Looking the spiritual type
Some time ago at a cocktail, a gentleman came up to me and told me that he had heard about my Vipassana experience and he