Tag: buddhism

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Socratic Dialogue

Through the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship

Beijing is eager for more control over the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders like the Dalai Lama

By Jan Arden

Mauritius Times – 60 Years

On World Kindness Day, a scholar of Buddhist studies explains its idea of compassion and the diverse ways to think about and express kindness

Mauritian society today nurtures its own segregation practices whether in the form of gated communities built on colour, religion, ethnicity and class

  An  Indian greeting is replacing the handshake. An expert explains its roots and why it affirms our inter-connectedness with one another

  By Matthew MacKenzie

By Nita Chicooree-Mercier

It is no accident that practices of meditation and mindfulness have become so ubiquitous in our neoliberal times

A trip to Asia is always an adventure but when with some members of the family and I visited Cambodia last month, it turned out to be a

Points to Ponder

Points to Ponder