The growing tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran have once again brought the world dangerously close to a wider war in the Middle East. News reports, press conferences, and political ...

This Yoga Life column is dedicated to the Buddha and his teachings. Once in a while our Yoga teacher made references the Buddha. He had a lot of wise things to say about how to conduct ourselves while ...

Across faiths, even gossip, greed, disrespect, and superstition can carry moral weight and shape the soul over time in daily life.

Sitting serenely side by side in the Wat Pa Lao Buddhadham Temple in Henrietta, two monks talked about a long walk. A long, long walk. 2,300 miles that covered much of the ...

Calls for a ban on Muslims in America are becoming more mainstream on the right.Earlier this week, Raw Story was interviewing Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) about President Donald Trump’s top priority, ...

Its rituals provide a way to train the mind. Read ahead to discover more about these traditions. In Bhutan, incense is burned as a sacred offering, the BBC reports. For centuries, Bhutanese Buddhists ...

Daily choices about work, family and distractions reveal how people spend time and whether they are truly living before it runs out, writes Mike Suhre.

In a world of burnout and consumerism, the Dalai Lama’s wisdom offers a pragmatic path to happiness. His approach strips away ...

Jack Kornfield is one such Buddhist teacher whose teachings often emphasize compassion, mindfulness, and inner peace.

Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to belong to Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who is said to have attained enlightenment in India about 2,500 years ago. “To be able to ...