TOKYO >> The wisdom of the Buddha may one day be in the palm of your hand, with a BuddhaBot icon on your phone nestled ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buddhism, venerable and ancient world religion, has lately found itself in the thick of a cutting-edge dialogue with modern science. This dialogue has included the Mind & Life conferences, where the ...

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 ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More (Reuters) – A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ...

A powerful aphorism from Ven. Pomnyun greets visitors at the entrance to the Youth Festa: "Happiness is not about pleasure; ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of his Bhutan visit, inaugurated the sacred Kalachakra wheel of time', ...

If you pick up an article on the use of therapeutic mindfulness practices or Buddhist meditation in psychotherapy, you are almost certain to find that article begin by introducing such activities as a ...

My suspicion is that, despite this history, commentators so frequently label psychotherapists’ long-standing curiosity about Buddhist traditions as a new fad for two very different reasons. On the one ...