In this four-part series, I explained what ascetics were, why they practiced austerities, and why the Buddha became such a ...

The simplicity of breathing; the sweetness of laughter; the privilege of lying on a bed. Buddhism teaches us how to enjoy the small pleasures ...

You’ve probably heard someone sigh and say, “Well, life is suffering”. The phrase floats through conversations and motivational talks as if it were the Buddha’s final word on existence. It sounds ...

In Buddhist practice, the 'Seven Factors of Enlightenment' (Satta Bojjhanga), taught as a method to resolve the five higher fetters (desire for form, desire for formless realms, conceit, restlessness, ...

Buddha eye Photo by Timothy Neesam: Flickr C.C. The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama said he didn’t teach religion. Maybe he wasn’t trying to start a religion at all. He said he only taught suffering and ...

Suffering is part of the human experience and cannot be ranked against others' pain. Each individual's burden differs based ...

Buddhism, venerable and ancient world religion, has lately found itself in the thick of a cutting-edge dialogue with modern science. This dialogue has included the Mind & Life conferences, where the ...

Today I’m going to talk to you about the Buddha. I think that at times we get caught up talking about the Buddha too much in Buddhism. I think we need to remember that this isn’t about his spiritual ...