Every Thursday afternoon, about a dozen men convene in a makeshift meditation hall at a correctional institution near Daytona Beach. Beneath too-bright fluorescent lights and separated only by sliding ...

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or May) ...

Buddhism, founded by Gautama Buddha in the 6th century BCE, is one of the world’s major religions that focuses on ethical living, meditation, and wisdom. Emphasizing the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold ...

We attempt to consolidate our experiences in some concrete way but times and situations keeps changing. To have aspirations and ambitions is normal. To realise their ambitions, people toil hard and ...

Life can never be perfect. It always involves some suffering (dukkha). The cause of suffering is desire (samudaya). It is possible to end suffering (nirodha). The way to end suffering is by following ...

Every Thursday afternoon, about a dozen men convene in a makeshift meditation hall at a correctional institution near Daytona Beach. Beneath too-bright fluorescent lights and separated only by sliding ...