Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by admin by Lee Yu Ban Interest in Buddhism is growing steadily worldwide, especially from people seeking answers in this current global age of clashing ideologies, fanatical strife and senseless violence.  The number of its adherents is growing at a phenomenal rate in many parts of the world particularly Australia, the US and many countries in Europe. In many countr...

Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by admin by Thanissaro Bhikkhu According to the Buddhist monastic code, monks and nuns are not allowed to accept money or even to engage in barter or trade with lay people. They live entirely in an economy of gifts. Lay supporters provide gifts of material requisites for the monastics, while the monastics provide their supporters with the gift of the teaching. Idea...

Published on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 by admin by Lee Yu Ban Buddha rupas or images of the Buddha, where they are used for veneration, are considered sacred.  They are symbolic of the Three Jewels and each rupa in UBV carries a special significance. Buddhacetiya Hall The main object of worship in UBV is the Rupa in the Buddhacetiya (Buddha shrine) hall.  It was carved in China from a block of white ...

Published on Sunday, January 3, 2010 by admin by Dr Peter Strong PhD, Psychology Today Blog, December 3, 2009 Mindfulness can stop you being a victim of your emotions New York, USA -- When you really look closely at anxiety, depression, fear, anger or stress, you will almost always find recurring patterns of negative thoughts, traumatic memories and habitual emotional reactions. They are our tormentors,...

Published on Friday, January 1, 2010 by admin By Evelyn Ruut, The Buddhist Channel, Dec 5, 2009 After a conversation in which I was challenged rather vehemently to give accounting of the reasons behind the choice I made 16 years ago to begin to study Buddhism, and having left my Christian background and prior belief system behind, I determined that it might be OK if I sat down and wrote the reasons down on a one...

Published on Thursday, December 31, 2009 by admin By Marc Kaufman Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 3, 2005; Page A05 Brain research is beginning to produce concrete evidence for something that Buddhist practitioners of meditation have maintained for centuries: Mental discipline and meditative practice can change the workings of the brain and allow people to achieve different levels of awareness.Those t...

Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 by admin By Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent, Times Online BUDDHISTS who claim their religion holds the secret of happiness may have been proved right by science: brain scans of the devout have found exceptional activity in the lobes that promote serenity and joy. American research has shown that the brain’s “happiness centre” is constantly alive with electri...

Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by admin Buddhism is a religion which originated in India over 2,500 years ago with the enlightenment of Siddhattha under the Bodhi Tree. Henceforth he was known as the Buddha. His enlightenment consisted of the most profound and all embracing insight into the meaning of life, the very nature of mind and universe. This enlightenment was not a revelation from some divine being,...