Observer

Lu Yang’s Convergence of Technology and Spirituality at the Amant Foundation

As an individual facing today’s wars and geopolitical complexity—witnessing so much suffering—I often feel powerless and sad; ...
The Ithaca Journal

Learning Buddha’s golden rule

This report originally appeared on Oct. 8, 2007 in The Ithaca Journal. It provides background on the Namgyal Monastery and the Buddhist philosophy. The Namgyal Monastery on Aurora Street was ...
New Scientist

Ancient wisdom meets quantum reality and fundamental consciousness

Groundbreaking dialogues between expert meditators and leading scientists open a new frontier in science education with the ...
China Internet Information Center

Buddhist Philosophy on Health Building

To Buddhists, the supreme purpose of life is to become a Buddha; their ideal is to “deliver all beings.” They advocate dispelling all private desires and distracting thoughts, doing good deeds, and ...
Wired

Is mindfulness meditation a capitalist tool or a path to enlightenment? Yes

It’s hard to put your finger on the point when the Western stereotype of Buddhist meditation flipped. It was sometime between the 1950s, when Zen Buddhism seeped into the beat generation, and the ...