Compared to all other eras in history, humans are healthier (we are living longer) & wealthier than we've ever been; there's less violence, more education (as shown by rising literacy levels) and…

I've noticed quite a lot of ambivalence towards pleasant experiences in meditation, as if they're a bad thing. But to take the example of mindfulness of breathing, the Anapanasati Sutta makes it cle…

I know Buddhism was a major influence on Bruce Lees philosophy, has Bruce Lee influenced any of you in relation to your life philosophy?

@federica -- I take Humphreys' observation as an intellectual pointer that addresses the wide-spread and unexamined use of the phrase "life and death." It's an intellectual invitation to a …

Focus on what you are doing in the now, be kind and so forth, eradicate delusions and resist desire.

Doesn't this mean that there is no sense in which it is "you" that is reborn in a future life?

Doesn't this mean that there is no sense in which it is "you" that is reborn in a future life?

"Does Buddhism teach that every bad thing which befalls a person is the result of Karma?"

Before I start, I really don't mean to offened anyone. I'm gonna be honest with you guys. I've smoked a lot of pot. I know, I know, it's not a great thing to admit but here are my Buddhist views on t…

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