“Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.” -Mother Teresa. In the Buddhist tradition the four noble truths refer to suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering and the path that...
After reading an article about the India/Pakistan Partition of 1947, dominion and the dangers of dichotomous thinking came to mind. Polarized politics is not a new phenomenon. Sadly, once again black, and white thinking is resurging. News is now considered...
“The Frog Prince” is a fairy tale that endures because it holds an eternal spiritual truth during these troubling times. This heart-warming story describes the mythological transformation of a frog into a prince. It teaches us to look beyond initial appearances, be...
The Age of Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that rejected the traditional social, religious and political norms of the 18th century and emphasized rationalism. Buddhists define enlightenment as a final blessed state where both desire and suffering are...
