Short film (7mins) the making of a Kalachakra mandala.
Buddhist
Kasyapa
Kasyapa seems both in deep meditation and smiling. The statue had been coated with rich and thick colored patterns but were worn away over years…
The Four Stages, by Ajahn Sumedho
Am I a non-returner? Will I ever become an arahant?’ This is the worldly mind grasping the concepts.
Compassion is catching by Trevor Leggett
“Yes, the compassion ration certainly went up and up, didn’t it?” agreed the priest. “My own teacher used to say that Compassion is catching.”
Hidden Virtue
Cultivating the path of meditation and spiritual inquiry in general requires the utmost exertion of body and mind. The value of hidden virtue as a…
This pagoda is an orphanage, by John Martone
The pagoda did not start out as an orphanage. It became one over time, by default. This was a place to leave children. Soon it became a place to leave…
Tibetan “singing nun” arrives in exile after second period of imprisonment
The arrests of Palden Choedron and the other nuns occurred during a time of intense security in the Lhasa following a series of demonstrations in the Tibetan capital beginning in 1987. Martial law was imposed in Lhasa in…
Mindfulness and Wisdom by Ajahn Sumedho.
This word ‘satisampajanna’ (mindfulness and wisdom) has an embracing quality about it. It doesn’t refer to…
Buddhism now 