Life as a Buddhist 8 Articles

by Durga Arasu

The Enlightening Ajahn Bhram To wake up to the deafening sounds of speedy drivers, loud trucks and the smell of exhaust fumes is the reality of this modern era. In the midst of the greenery and hills, near the town ...read more

by Louise Lawler

When i discovered Buddhism quite by "accident" about four years ago I felt like i was coming home. It is a beautiful way to live one's life and I have found so much safety and peace from my practice and beliefs. I me...read more

by TJD

The Pain of Conversion I do not consider myself a born-again. How could I be? I was never religious. I came from a Catholic family and I was the only one who wasn't Catholic. And everyone knew it. The story goes like t...read more

by Joshua Fowler

For years now I have weaved in and out of Buddhism as a way of coping with this, at times, very troubling world and its state of affairs. If I were asked to directly quote from the Buddhist texts, I would be at a complete ...read more

by Mark Woodgate

Buddhism is not a religion so much as its a way of life. You must learn for yourself which approaches work for you. Is it just mindfulness and a sense of living in the present that does it for you? Do you find the quiet co...read more

by David Alday

"Excessive self deprivation is just as harmful to the soul as excessive self indulgence." This shouldn't seem shocking or even new to a Buddhist. Gautama-Buddha is said to have found the Middle Way - the way of balance....read more

by Rick Kelley

To kill for any reason is wrong. No matter the crime or the severity thereof, killing is wrong and sufficient evidence can never be achieved to warrant such an atrocity. Humans naturally error, murder is a blasphemous bl...read more

by Jasmine Pandora Nana Aaron

hi I am a 24 yr old girl and have been a buddhist for the past three yrs.I am writing this article because i thought it may be of interest to people who would like more information on the subject as a whole or on the type ...read more