Amy Yee reports for today's New York Times that Tibetan monks and nuns in Dharamsala, India, are getting an intensive education in science. Yee writes, "they learned about Galileo’s law ... Read More

It may be a bit late to schedule a Buddhist retreat for this summer. But for future reference, bookmark Tricycle's guide to the top 11 Buddhist retreat centers in the ... Read More

There's a book review in the New York Times Sunday book review supplement that says something curious about Buddhism. The review, titled "No Smiting," is by Paul Bloom, a professor ... Read More

Here at last is a glimpse into what is happening with the Buddhist art and archaeological sites of Pakistan's Swat Valley. Adnan R. Khan writes for Maclean's (Canada) that some ... Read More

Writing for the Kansas City Star, Vern Barnet has a noteworthy perspective on the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra may be the most commonly chanted Buddhist text. In English, it ... Read More

A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai ... Read More

A radio personality named Peter Heck writes that America is being ruined with too much religious diversity. He doesn't say it quite that way, but that's pretty much what his ... Read More

In the New York Times, Edward Wong tells the gripping story of three monks from Labrang Monastery who took part in a protest in front of foreign journalists. To avoid ... Read More

In the Los Angeles Times, Tina Susman reports from that far-away, exotic land called New York about the Buddhist chaplaincy program at Beth Israel Medical Center. In this program, ... Read More

Leonard Mlodinow doesn't present a Buddhist perspective in "The Limits of Control," but as I read the short essay I couldn't help but apply one. Very simply, Mlodinow writes that people ... Read More

I realize the Buddhism forum has been unavailable since sometime yesterday. I have contacted About.com technical support, and I am sure they are working to bring the forum back as ... Read More

Following up the last couple of posts -- I have been looking for the "universe-toting turtles" mentioned by Athena Andreadis as a reason to distrust Buddhism. As some of you ... Read More

One of the accusations of a critic of Buddhism discussed in the previous post -- right before "its primitive cosmology of universe-toting turtles," which still make me giggle -- is ... Read More

From time to time, we've discussed parallels between science and Buddhism. It's a fun thing to chat about, although I try not to attach to it. My formal education in ... Read More

The webzine Killing the Buddha is always a good read. Currently it features a heartfelt story by Jeff Wilson, author and assistant professor of religious studies and East Asian studies ... Read More

Yesterday a man said to harbor extremist views opened fire at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, killing one security guard and wounding another person, still unidentified. Addressing this tragedy, ... Read More

One of the best Buddhist resources on the Web, Access to Insight, has had a makeover. Check it out.

James Thornton, an environmental lawyer/activist, has an essay in the Sydney Morning Herald called "Our World Needs a New Renaissance." Although it only mentions Buddhism, it presents ideas harmonious, in ... Read More

The new documentary Unmistaken Child follows a young Nepalese monk, Tenzin Zopa, on a quest to find the rebirth of his teacher. About.com's Guide to Documentaries, Jennifer Merin, reviews Unmistaken ... Read More

In a photograph taken in 2005, a pilgrim prays at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Wall in Lhasa, Tibet, to mark the Saga Dawa Festival. Today, June 7, is the 15th ... Read More

At the Times (UK), Michael Binyon argues that the authority of His Holiness the Dalai Lama within Tibetan Buddhism is facing unprecedented challenges. There are challenges, but I think Binyon ... Read More

The Tibetan holy month of Saka Dawa began (by the Gregorian calendar) on May 25. Saka Dawa Duchen, the Tibetan Buddhist observance of the Bussha's enlightenment and Parinirvana, is June ... Read More

Osel Hita Torres, the recognized tulku (reborn guru) of Lama Thubten Yeshe, has written a letter that is published on the website of Foundation of the Preservation of the Mahayana ... Read More

Lots of buzz in the Nirmanakaya world today about Osel Hita Torres, 24, who was identified as a child as the reincarnation of Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984).* According to an ... Read More

This weekend's assassination of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, brings up the issue of violence in thought, word and deed. In particular, today many blame some of Dr. ... Read More