THE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA
THE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA The Dhammapada is a work familiar to every devout Buddhist and to every serious
Read moreTHE LIVING MESSAGE OF THE DHAMMAPADA The Dhammapada is a work familiar to every devout Buddhist and to every serious
Read moreTWO STYLES OF INSIGHT MEDITATION Today the practice of insight meditation has become popular all around the world, yet to
Read moreQUESTIONS ON KAMMA On Kamma There is a tremendous variety among the living beings existing in the world. People and
Read moreQUESTIONS ON REBIRTH INTRODUCTON The question of human destiny after death is probably one of the most critical questions we
Read moreTOLERANCE AND DIVERSITY Today all the major religions of the world must respond to a double challenge. On one side
Read moreTWO FACES OF THE DHAMMA On first encounter Buddhism confronts us as a paradox. Intellectually, it appears a freethinker’s delight:
Read morePROMOTING BUDDHISM IN EUROPE – PROLOGUE Asoka Weeraratna was a man of vision who had the drive and stamina to translate
Read morePROMOTING BUDDHISM IN EUROPE – HISTORICAL OVERVIEW I divide the history of the Western engagement with Buddhism into three major phases.
Read morePROMOTING BUDDHISM IN EUROPE – PART II: THE WESTERN RECEPTIVITY TO BUDDHISM At this point, I want to raise the question:
Read morePROMOTING BUDDHISM IN EUROPE – PART III: THE CHALLENGE OF BRINGING THERAVADA TO THE WEST This brings me to the third
Read moreTHE CASE FOR STUDY Bhikkhu Bodhi Buddhist Publication Society Newsletter cover essay #5 (Winter 1986) Copyright 1986 Buddhist Publication Society
Read moreTHE JHĀNAS AND THE LAY DISCIPLE ACCORDING TO THE PĀLI SUTTAS – INTRODUCTION The Pāli Nikāyas leave no doubt of
Read moreTHE JHĀNAS AND THE LAY DISCIPLE ACCORDING TO THE PĀLI SUTTAS – PART I: JHĀNA AND THE ATTAINMENT OF STREAM-ENTRY
Read moreTHE JHĀNAS AND THE LAY DISCIPLE ACCORDING TO THE PĀLI SUTTAS – PART II: JHĀNA AND RIGHT CONCENTRATION Though the
Read moreTHE JHĀNAS AND THE LAY DISCIPLE ACCORDING TO THE PĀLI SUTTAS – PART III: THE STREAM-ENTERER AND JHĀNA The contention
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