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August 2019

August 04, 2019

A Buddhist Story for Troubled Times: Grief, Loss, and Heartbreak

Most Christians will know the Parable of the Mustard Seed, wherein Jesus describes the Kingdom of...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Resources for learning Pali : a key language for early Buddhism and the Theravadin Tradition

I am sometimes asked for resources or tools for studying Pali, the language of the...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

Violent Buddhists of the 20th Century (and beyond)

A difficulty I encounter time and time again when teaching Buddhism or talking about it...

March 26, 2018

Citing Ethical Concerns, Ajahn Brahm Resigns as Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Acclaimed Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm (or Ajahn Brahmavamso) has resigned from his position as the...

February 2018

February 15, 2018

“Buddhist villagers and Myanmar troops killed 10 Rohingya men”

That is the start of the recent Reuters investigative story, released late last week. Two...

January 2018

January 13, 2018

An early Buddhist Mindfulness Song

One thing that brings me constant delight and fascination is finding modern adaptations of ancient...

July 2017

July 19, 2017

On the Death of a Teacher: A Buddhist Teaching

The early Buddhists texts contain a treasure trove of teachings. I have not read them...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah takes us to Myanmar (Burma)

In case you missed it, this week Burma hosted a truly historic election in which...

November 04, 2015

(UPDATED) Learn the ancient Buddhist language of Pali – online with Oxford scholar Richard Gombrich

UPDATE: 11/24, The autumn course is underway. Here are upcoming courses: Winter – 8 spots left....

September 2015

September 09, 2015

Buddhist Blessings for Dolls, Thailand’s new luck charms

"Anywhere from $44 for cheaper dolls, and up to nearly $1500 for top-of-the-line models..." Who...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Buddhism and Modernity: Conversations at the Edge, all three panels [Video]

Today the Mangalam Research Center posted video of a post-conference seminar following the June 3-7 Mindfulness...

June 16, 2015

Understanding Buddhist-Muslim relations in Burma (Myanmar)

This post is part of the Interfaith Ramadan: Shared Vision of Inclusion & Co-Existence series, cross-posted there...

October 2014

October 08, 2014

Happy Pavarana from Bodhgaya

This full moon is an especially significant one in Buddhism, and we spent the late...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Vegetarianism and Animals in Early Indian Buddhism

In this presentation, University of Toronto graduate student Sean M. Smith discusses the relationship between...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Buddhist abbot Ajahn Brahm says that it is ‘Unacceptable’ that religion has been so cruel to LGBTIQs

Before a large audience in Singapore in June, the outspoken Theravadin Buddhist monk cited the...

July 23, 2014

Sand castles: Buddhist advice on what holds us back in life

I stumbled across this sutta the other day and appreciated the fact that the Buddha,...

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