If you pick up an article on the use of therapeutic mindfulness practices or Buddhist meditation in psychotherapy, you are almost certain to find that article begin by introducing such activities as a ...

I finally read David McMahan’s book, The Making of Buddhist Modernism, over this last week or so. I have pretty mixed feelings about the book, and the few scholars I’ve discussed the book with have ...

Sri Lanka’s Buddhist civilisational heritage Sri Lanka possesses an extraordinary Buddhist heritage extending over more than 2,300 years, forming part of a Buddhist tradition that spans approximately ...

You could say that my formal association with Buddhism began when I was invited to participate in a weeklong discussion in Dharamsala, India, with the Dalai Lama and a handful of scientists and ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American My previous post describes a week-long silent ...

Every major world religion, if lived properly, functions as a life-philosophy. Yes, religions offer systems of belief—which typically include specific doctrines, canonical books, rites or sacraments, ...

These are trying times. A global recession sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, and widespread civil unrest, have created a combustible mix of angst – stressors that heighten the risk for long-term ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

A minor in Buddhist studies is an excellent adjunct to majors in such fields as religion, philosophy, American studies, anthropology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, East Asian ...