Bal Vihar of St. Louis spent time recently learning about Buddhist teachings during a visit to the Buddha Temple of St.

Many Westerners before me have visited Tibet, popped into some monastery on a mountainside, and decided to stay there forever, won over by the brutally frugal existence eked out by Tibetan Buddhists.

During May, Buddhists around the world celebrate Vesak and this year it falls on Friday 5 May. The term Vesak refers to the month of the Buddha’s birth. It's a time when Buddhists celebrate the birth, ...

You could say that my formal association with Buddhism began when I was invited to participate in a weeklong discussion in Dharamsala, India, with the Dalai Lama and a handful of scientists and ...

Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness ...

Fact versus Fiction 1. Buddhism is not a religion. It is often referred to as "the science of the mind" and is concerned with developing skills to deepen self-awareness and compassion and increase ...

Alec Baldwin reflected on the Buddha's teachings of living a truthful life on Thursday, just hours after his role in the "Rust" shooting was called into question once again. The 63-year-old actor took ...

The financial collapse of 2008, coupled with growing income and wealth disparity, has made many Americans question the benefits of a free market economy. Are our current economic policies really the ...