Buddhism in the Modern World

How to run a business and carry out a project based on Buddhist principles.

A brief picture of Buddhism in Asia and the West.

As a translator and interpreter himself, Dr. Berzin gives advice on the theory and practice of translating.

Social media is having a profound effect on people. Explore how Buddhism may be of help to amplify the benefits and lessen the harms that are coming from this social change.

What are some of the challenges as well as opportunities that Buddhism will need to address in the decades to come for the further development of Buddhism through the use of Internet technology?

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.

Buddhist science, philosophy and psychology can be of great benefit on a global scale to many issues faced in the 21st century. Dr. Berzin reflects on the particular challenges the major traditional Buddhist countries of Asia face.

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.

The Dalai Lama talks about the meeting points between the East and the West, which aren’t for religious reasons, but simply for the exchange of knowledge about the science of mind.

Why we can't be reborn as a dinosaur these days.