The New York Times, not content with just being the newspaper of record, wants to moonlight as your meditation teacher. “With everything we’re doing now, the key principle to present the story or ...

One can elevate their impure body, speech, and mind into a Buddha's elevated, pure body, speech, and mind by repeating this mantra, writes KV Raghupathi The third word, two-syllable padme, literally ...

Om Mani Padme Hum. Known as the Compassion Mantra, or the Jewel in the Lotus, this is a powerful Buddhist prayer. This mantra is a tool to train the mind to achieve ultimate peace and enjoyment. The ...

Home again. Home again. Jiggety jig. Full of gratitude that goes beyond Thanksgiving and eating leftovers, surrounded by love and family — does life get any better? While in Nepal last week, our ...

Chanting close chantRepeating religious phrases or quotations from sacred texts. is used as preparation for meditation or as part of meditation itself. Buddhists chant alone or together. If together, ...