For those who are Theravada Buddhists, it’s time for khao pansa (lent). I’m not the perfect angel but I do have my ‘desires’. I don’t smoke. I drink wine. I don’t care for the latest gadgets or fancy ...
For the fourth week in a row, a white ex-Catholic Buddhist sits down to teach us about humility. We, a group of six or seven teenagers, roll our eyes at each other. It’s 2013, and we’ve just left the ...
Prof. Channarong Boonnoon confirms the admiration of the Buddhist community for the Pope, which shows "the limits of human nature." It emphasizes the duty of every Christian "to serve God" and not be ...
In Buddhism, the word mana (Pali) connotes the idea of pride, arrogance, vanity, or conceit, etc. Although these words are used synonymously and interchangeably, subtle differences in meaning are to ...
My daughter, Erin, and I share a common trait — we tend towards passion about things we believe in. From family to politics, Erin and I actively engage in public debates on issues of importance to us.