Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard being readied for a fMRI test. Well, better him than me. (Image by Jeff Miller from wisc.edu, source.) The 14th Dalai Lama famously said, If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then...
The Buddha was said to be “ever smiling”, and his disciples said to be “joyful and elated, jubilant and exultant, enjoying the spiritual life, with faculties pleased, free from anxiety, serene, and peaceful.”[1] The same appears to be true of modern-day Buddhist...
The teachings of the Buddha can be encapsulated in a single word: Dharma. Dharma is one of those highly polymorphous words with annoyingly many meanings. The broadest meaning of the word dharma (written in lowercase) is “phenomena.” In that sense, everything is a...
My life-changing experience with Buddhism motivated me to co-found this site with Soryu Forall. Soryu is one of the most impressive Buddhist teachers I have met. I know him to be wise and highly intelligent, keeping good ethical conduct, possessing a very deep...
My name is Meng, and Buddhism saved my life. I grew up in Singapore in a “Buddhist” family within a “Buddhist” culture. I put the word “Buddhist” in quotes because when I was growing up, the “Buddhism” I encountered was little more than idol worshipping,...
