Buddhist cleric: China protects religious freedom

A high-level Tibetan Buddhist cleric backed by Beijing praised the communist government's protection of religion Saturday, apparently indicating the regime's intention to make him an international spokesman for its religious and Tibetan policies.

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Thai Monks Want Buddhism in Constitution

Hundreds of monks called Tuesday for Buddhism to be named Thailand's national religion, a move rejected as too divisive in the past, as an Islamic insurgency worsened in the Muslim south.

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Theology: Towards A Hidden God (Friday, Apr. 08, 1966)

Over 40 years ago Time magazine published an article asking the question "Is God Dead?". In 2009 a good deal of men and women are saying yes (or no because in their view an entity that never existed in the first place cannot die).

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"Any speech that ignores uncertainty is not the speech of the sage."

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You may find either or both of these vows worth printing out and putting up where you can see them every day!

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Dealing with difficult situations the Zen way.

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One of the more popular catchphrases today is that all religions ultimately believe the same things and lead to the same God.

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" Suspected Muslim insurgents opened fire on and hurled an explosive at an open-air restaurant in southern Thailand on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 12, police said.

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From Help Bat Nha Monastery: All the brothers and sisters have been shipped to a temple Chùa Phước Huệ (address: Đường Trần Phú, Bảo Lộc, Lâm Đồng, Việt Nam). Our Brothers Thay Phap Hoi, Phap Sy, and Phap Tu have been taken away to other areas unknown.

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Can we learn from each other's religious culture?

Can we learn from each other's religious culture? BY: Aslam Khan

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Can we learn from each other's religious culture?

Can we learn from each other's religious culture?

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Endorsements for THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS by Jarvis Jay Masters

A Note from the Author: "This title actually comes from a story in the book, 'Wings.' One day in the prison exercise yard, I found myself saving a seagull's life from the senseless violence of a fellow inmate.

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Buddhist monk Luang Phu Supha may be the world's oldest man. On September 17, 2009 he may be celebrating his 115th birthday.

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"Bad karma, man!" We've all heard it, and probably even said it. Of all the Buddhist catchwords to have taken popular hold in the West, "karma" is possibly the most widely used, and the most grossly misunderstood.

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With four scowling faces, 12 eyes, 12 arms, numerous weapons, skulls adorning the rim of his crown, severed heads dangling from his waist, human figures crushed beneath his feet and his consort Vajravarahi wrapped about him in rapturous congress, Chakrasamvara is a force to be re …

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Young folks in college are using meditation as a way of countering the stress of daily life. The article tells the story of one meditation center in Massachusetts having retreats restricted to young adults.

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A Chinese kung fu artist who tows cars and cuts paper with her braided hair has given up her crowning glory to officially become a Buddhist nun.

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Robert Wright, whose most recent book is "The Evolution of God," sings the praises of doing meditation for a week in Western Massachusetts and describes some of the attitudinal changes he experienced.

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Not just Christians, but Jews, Unitarians and others are trying Buddhist approaches. As a religion built around practices rather than theology, they say, Buddhism simply enhances their own faiths. But others say mixing perspectives doesn't grow your faith -- it waters it down.

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The Anatomy Of An Atheists' Argument or How To Ignore Logic

Recently I had the privilege and honor of discussing Atheist beliefs with fellow Viner Jack Huang.

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The Dalai Lama may not be the first person who comes to mind for business advice but, as the Buddhist monk wrote in his new book, capitalism can profit from Buddhism's principles and values.

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My experiance as a cambodian monk

First they shaved my head and eyebrows along with my beard. Then they got me dressed in the ceramonial robes. I did not know what was going to happen. Then after they got me dressed I went into the buddha hall.

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I've just been reading a bit of Buddhist literature, all about "Right Speech," (also called speaking skillfully). The two questions one is always supposed to ask before one opens one's mouth are, "Is what I'm about to say true?" and "Is what I'm about to say useful?"

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"Dream — nothing!" is one of the many things I've heard the 14th Dalai Lama say to large audiences that seem to startle the unprepared.

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The Muslims dream is to return to the Malay sultanate. Irredentism has grown since September 11th. The Thai government is trying to assimilate Islam and in official ceremonies, places Muslim dignitaries and Buddhist monks alongside on another. But not Catholics.

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I recently spent an evening with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Tibetan lama who has been dubbed "the happiest man in the world." True, that title has been bestowed upon at least a few extremely upbeat individuals in recent times.

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A lot of people ask me what the "Buddhist take" on gay marriage is. Well, it depends on who you talk to.

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