Inspiring Stories on Finding True Happiness
Brenda Leung
21 February 2013
Opening the Door of Your Heart is a series of uplifting and interesting stories collected by Ajahn Brahm in the thirty years of his monastic life.
Under the Turkish Sky
Venerable Juetao
15 October 2012
Original Chinese text: Venerable Juetao Translation: Isabelle Tsang English editing: Cathy Ziengs The Turkish summer sky is azure and cloudless. The sun shines intensely, although
Wisdom and Compassion: The Blessed One’s Gifts to All Beings
Raymond Lam
1 October 2012
In Buddhist Studies, a slogan commonly touted by scholars (not only for the sake of academic rigour but also to add some drama to their
A Forest Monk – an Interview with Ajahn Brahmavamso (Part 2)
Dr. Rachael Kohn
1 March 2012
A Forest Monk – An Interview with Ajahn Brahmavamso This interview is an excerpt from: A Forest Monk and a Zen RoshiRadio National (ABC) – The Spirit
A Forest Monk – an Interview with Ajahn Brahmavamso (Part 1)
Dr. Rachael Kohn
1 March 2012
A Forest Monk – An Interview with Ajahn Brahmavamso This interview is an excerpt from: A Forest Monk and a Zen RoshiRadio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) –
A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Nina Müller
1 January 2012
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
Crazy Wisdom: An Outsider’s Path to Enlightenment
Alastair Gornall
1 August 2010
There are many tales within Buddhist literature about people who go against social norms, do strange things, disobey authority and act quite strangely! Often these
Free-inquiry as an Obstruction to the Path of Wisdom
Rev. Upali
14 January 2010
It has been well-known and accepted fact that Buddhism advocates logical reasoning and freedom of questioning as opposed to ‘blind acceptance’. There are not many
A Taste of Zen
Buddhistdoor Global
25 July 2009
Once Zen Master To An was visiting another temple. He was not wearing his Zen Master clothes, but just the clothes of a wandering monk.