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Gratitude: Buddhist Practice 101 (Part II)

In Part I, we looked at the way gratitude functions in the everyday life of an ordinary person. Next, we...

Gratitude: Buddhist Practice 101 (Part I)

Gratitude is a virtuous way of life based on wisdom gathered through lived experience. Every person, whatever their background, should...

Buddhism: A Religion or Philosophy?

Friends wonder whether Buddhism is a religion or a philosophy. On this issue, as a matter of fact, scholars disagree...

Living Compassion: Humanitarian Work in Southwestern China — A 2019 progress report

So far in 2019, Living Compassion has continued the following work: Providing financial aid and donating books in the provinces...

Ritual and Meaning in Buddhism

Among Buddhists nowadays there is a typical lopsided ritual versus meaning phenomenon. Prayer and repentance ceremonies, for example, tend to...

Form and Emptiness

Many who have not studied Buddhist scriptures interpret the Sanskrit word "rupa" or “form” as a body color reminiscent of...

Dharma Propagation

Podcast Series Now Available from the International Buddhist Temple

Over the years, Venerable Guan Cheng’s teachings have guided thousands of people through their journeys of life, in the formats...

Forefathers’ Difficulties Rarely Known to Posterity

A few days ago, I passed by a vegetarian restaurant and saw a shelf full of Buddhist texts outside the...

Thai Monkeys and Their Attachment

Upadana is an important Buddhist concept of attachment, grasping or clinging. Human beings’ attachment can be strong, and it arises...
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