Buddhism in the Modern World

Review We’ve looked at what we’re dealing with in attitude training or mind training, which is our experience of everyday life. We live our lives, and experience each moment ourselves. Even if we broadcast everything that we do on Facebook and Twitter, still, we’re the only...

Message from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

​The question of the interaction of Buddhist philosophy with other philosophies is complex because there are several philosophical views among the Buddhist tenet systems. One thing that makes the task a bit easier is that Buddhism places a great deal of emphasis on definitions.

A brief picture of Buddhism in Asia and the West.

Message from Ling Rinpoche

Dr. Berzin’s advice to ​​abbots, lamas, geshes and monks in Drepung, Ganden and Sera Monasteries in India on how to prepare for teaching in foreign countries in order to make sure there are no misunderstandings and that the experience is beneficial for both sides.

The human condition has been the same throughout time. Buddhism has something to offer for everyone and is relevant in all times.

Buddhism appeals very much to the modern world because it is based on reason and the scientific method. Buddha said, “Do not believe in anything that I say just out of respect for me, but test it for yourself, analyze it, as if you were buying gold.” Modern-day people are...

The Dalai Lama’s view of a 21st-century Buddhist means having fuller knowledge about modern education and modern science, while having full conviction about Buddha’s teachings about limitless altruism, bodhichitta and the view of dependent arising.

We need to develop the determination to be free of our habitual routines that cause us stress and train ourselves in self-discipline, concentration, and discriminating awareness.