Short film by documentary film maker Brent Huffman. Buddhist archaeological site of Mes Aynak in eastern Afghanistan in June 2011, artefacts, monasteries and more than 200 statues of Buddha…
Art
Buddhist art
The Misguided Monk
Short animation 3mins. When an old hermit monk has his day interrupted by an uninvited guest, he is unwillingly taken on a journey to discover the true meaning of companionship.
Words of love, Iida Toin
We have to realize that life cannot be always easy and pleasant. Suppose there is a…
Buddhist Wheel of Life
At the hub of the wheel are three creatures—a pig, a snake and a cock—each biting the tail of the other. These three represent the greed, hatred and delusion that dogs our lives. It is these which make the world go round. Remove one and the axis will collapse, bringing the wheel crashing down…
An introduction to Zen
Short video (4mins): ‘An introduction to Zen’
This is the Miracle, by Trevor Leggett
The teacher said that people today, and always, sell themselves cheap. Somebody who is always saying, ‘I’m no good,’ won’t try at anything because, ‘Things always go wrong for me. And if I do happen to succeed in something, it’s never appreciated; it always goes badly. And is life worth living anyway?’ Such people are selling themselves cheap. They have a treasure in them…
Kalachakra Initiation, by Diana St Ruth
And they dashed in groups! Tea time at Kalachakra was a sight to behold. How else are thirty thousand people going to get their cuppas in such a short time unless it is with great speed? Besides, this was obviously a time-honoured custom and one performed, as with most other things it seemed to me, with joyful vigour…
The Gold Bar, by Ananda Dulal Sarkar
There were many kingdoms in ancient India varying in physical size and military might. More often than not, the bigger and stronger powers absorbed the smaller and weaker ones by unprovoked military actions. A king always accompanied his army and led it if he belonged to the Kshatriya class…
Buddhism now 