Without knowing it, Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, began to lay the groundwork for sharing Buddhist practices during a pandemic many years ago.
Read More »Ask A Buddhist: Buddhist Response To The Pandemic
For me, the coronavirus is a powerful teacher about life, death, change, compassion, and resilience.
Read More »Ask A Buddhist: Buddhist Without A Temple
These days, there are many ways to get in touch with quality Buddhist teachings without attending a temple or Dharma center.
Read More »Ask A Buddhist: Religion or Philosophy?
"Depending on how we look at Buddhism, we may describe it as a religion, a science of mind, or a philosophy. We do not need to say it is one and not the others, for Buddhism embraces aspects of all three. "
Read More »Ask A Buddhist: Recitation
Dictionaries define recitation as the action of repeating something aloud from memory.
Read More »Ask A Buddhist: Patriarchy
An easy out is to say that Buddha and his teachings were not patriarchal but Buddhist institutions were and many still are. But this is too simple.
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