About five years ago I remember going to an FWBO Sangha night (where Friends of the Western Buddhist Order gather to meditate and talk and drink tea) where Dharmachari Saaramati (aka Professor Alan ...

Misunderstandings frequently stem from a lack of complete information and do not truly reflect an individual’s character or ...

The image that 'Buddhism equals Zazen' is so widely known that the word 'Zen' has become established in English overseas. In ...

This is the second in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is suitable for all exam-boards. The ...

This is the third in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is su ...

Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio element. In this episode we are continuing our "How I'm Coping" series but with a bit of a different twist. I've brought ...

Buddhist meditation centers and temples in coronavirus-hit countries around the world have been closed to the public in order to comply with social distancing measures. In Asia, Buddhist monks have ...

When we attend funerals, memorial services, or visit graves and family altars, we naturally place "prayer beads (nenju/juzu)" ...

In 1935, BR Ambedkar declared that he wouldn't die a Hindu. Twenty-one years later, after decades of fighting caste discrimination and examining other religions, he embraced Buddhism along with lakhs ...

Jealousy can quickly overshadow our personal achievements when we compare ourselves to others. The zodiac influences feelings ...