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Technological advancements have brought spiritual spaces closer to young people through the trend of "online temple visits." However, there needs to be awareness of the boundary between using technology for religious purposes and the risk of entertainment-izing spiritual activities. Venerable…
In response to the proliferation of websites and applications for online Buddhist worship and prayers for peace, the Vietnam Buddhist Association affirms that this form of worship only supports and cannot replace direct practice at monasteries. Venerable Thich Minh Nhan…
Buddhist sutras have been read as philosophy, chanted as ritual, and debated as scripture. Shortly after the Buddha’s death, tradition holds that five hundred of his senior disciples gathered at Rajagriha to settle what he had taught. Ananda, his longtime…
It was in my forties that I was first moved by Zen. I was listening to a lecture on the Linji Lu at Engaku-ji Temple in Kamakura. At that time, the term "true person of no rank" came up. The…
James Ishmael Ford is a writer and spiritual director. He has been authorized as a teacher within two traditional Zen lineages. James has washed dishes, assisted a crab fisherman on the Florida keys, worked in bookstores up and down the…
In Buddhism, the Sanskrit and Pali term Dukkha (duḥkha), translated as "suffering," does not merely mean "physical pain" or "mental sorrow." The word Dukkha is said to derive from the prefix du- (bad, unpleasant, difficult) and the root kha (hole,…
Recently, as I have started sharing information about guided meditation, "What is the difference between meditation and guided meditation?" I sometimes receive this question. "I can't visualize anything at all" or "I can't see anything, so am I not suited…
In today’s hyper-connected world, one of the connections we can sometimes struggle with most is the connection within ourselves. Spirituality can offer us a way to pause, listen inwardly, and reconnect with what feels most authentic and meaningful. Rather than…
A Buddhist monk spent the weekend spreading peace and mindfulness across the Mercer University and Macon community. Phra Ajarn Maha Dam Phommasan led three meditation workshops and a Community Peace Walk, with each attended by about 60 faculty, staff, students and…
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