What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Why were we born if we were to suffer and die eventually? All of us see life differently and the true meaning of life is far too complex for any human ...

Evans is a writer and recent graduate from San Diego State University who is working as an executive assistant at the Dharma Bum Temple in University Heights, and lives in the College Area. The ...

With a history stretching back thousands of years and with millions of practitioners today, the influence of Buddhism is unquestionable. Many people have looked to this philosophy for answers about ...

Happiness in Pali is called “sukha” which is both used as a noun meaning happiness, ease, blissful or pleasure and as an adjective meaning blissful or pleasant. Happiness can be loosely defined as ...

Looking for liberation? Look no further than Buddhism. In this sacred religion and lifestyle, there is a path laid out as the journey to enlightenment that encompasses the three essentials of Buddhism ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on ...

“Man is born: to live, to suffer: and to die, and what befalls him is a tragic lot. There is no denying this in the end”. This pithy saying of great poignancy attributed to a well known American ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Brooke Schedneck, Rhodes College (THE CONVERSATION) The new season of “The White ...