End the Buddhist terror in Myanmar now
Source: Religion News Service By Hozan Alan Senauke | April 11, 2018 Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry an elderly woman in a basket and walk toward a refugee […]
Vatican urges Buddhists to join fight against corruption
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is urging Buddhists to work with Christians to combat corruption, saying corrupt political, business and religious leaders put lives at risk, damage the environment and threaten governance. The Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office issued a message to Buddhists to mark the holiday […]
U.N. chief ‘shocked’ by top Myanmar general’s comments on Rohingya
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees build shelter with bamboo at the Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, […]
Xi Jinping’s latest tag: living Buddhist deity, Chinese official says
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – President of China, head of its Communist Party, commander-in-chief of the military and now living Buddhist deity – Xi Jinping has added another title to […]
The Internet Has Made Americans More Casual About Religion
Source: Gizmodo By Ed Cara Contrary to what you might assume after hate-browsing Facebook, it seems the internet may have actually made people less dogmatic about religion. A recent study published in the Journal […]
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND CONRAD HACKETT In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of […]
What’s missing from our ‘evil’ debate
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor The day after the massacre in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump used the word “evil” three times during a brief speech at […]
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
Source: Amazon By Sharon Salzberg Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience […]
The Buddha – PBS Documentary
Suggested Reading Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness? 5 Mantras to Help You Become Calm and Confident Albert Einstein: ‘Everything is A Miracle!’ The Question of […]
A Cure for One of America’s Most Difficult Workplaces: Meditation
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Corinne Ramey The first Buddhist chaplain in the New York City correction department tries helping jail staff at Rikers Island by transporting them to […]
The Teaching Company Course: Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad
Source: The Teaching Company Confucius. Buddha. Jesus. Muhammad. Four extraordinary sages who influenced world civilization more deeply than any other human beings in history. As just one measure of their […]
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: ‘The Chosen One’
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode 1 The Chosen One The Story of God with Morgan Freeman will take viewers on a trip around the world […]
Malaysian PM leads protest against ‘genocide’ of Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By EILEEN NG Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, holds hands with other leaders during a protest… Read more KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak led a protest rally Sunday against what he called a “genocide” of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, as he […]
Dalai Lama: There is no such thing as a Muslim terrorist
Source: Independent By Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim ‘Any person who wants to indulge in violence is no longer a genuine Buddhist or genuine Muslim,’ says Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has […]
Former U.N. chief Annan meets Muslim, Buddhist communities in Myanmar
Source: Reuters By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis | SITTWE, MYANMAR A team led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan began to address the plight of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims […]
Meet The Fourth-Grader Recognized As A Reincarnation Of A Buddhist Lama
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Jalue Dorje is a 9-year-old from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His life is filled with the typical past times of […]
Researchers Uncover Ancient Shrine That May Hold Buddha’s Skull Bone
Huffington Post: Archaeologists have discovered what may be a skull bone from the revered Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The bone was hidden inside a model of a stupa, or a Buddhist shrine used for meditation. The research team found the 1,000-year-old model within a stone chest in a crypt beneath a […]
Dalai Lama urges Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to ease Rohingya tension
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON | BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has a moral responsibility to try to ease tension between majority Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, her […]
Anti-Muslim spat: Myanmar’s leader Suu Kyi loses cool with BBC’s Mishal Husain
Source: Tribune Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi recently lost her cool during an interview with BBC’s Mishal Husain. After getting grilled by the BBC presenter, […]
China publishes ‘verified living buddha’ list
Source: BBC China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers. Beijing has […]