The military junta of Myanmar (Burma) continues to imprison political activists, says Amnesty International. In spite of assurances to the United Nations that arrests had stopped, Amnesty International documents 96 ... Read More

Matthew Artz writes in today's Bay Area (California) Argus that Shaolin monks have come to America to teach martial arts. The Shaolin Temple, located in Henan Province, China, was built originally ... Read More

In today's Los Angeles Times, author Jonah Lehrer discusses research by neuroscientists into the nature of consciousness. Scientists have traced much of how we experience ourselves and our lives to ... Read More

U Gambira, a 29-year-old Theravada monk from Myanmar (Burma), was a leader of the All-Burma Monks’ Alliance that spearheaded nationwide protests in Myanmar last September. Now the influential website ... Read More