By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi The expanded text of a talk given at the New Year’s Interfaith Prayer Service, Chuang Yen Monastery, January 1, 2015. At the beginning of a new year it is customary for us to express our hopes for peace in the year ahead and to wish each other peace. But to actually achieve […]
Sitting at the Buddha’s Feet (Summer Camp 2014 )
When we study the Buddha’s teachings, no matter who teaches us, we are learning from the Buddha himself, for all these teachings ultimately derive from the Buddha. The Buddha appeared in the world to lead people out of suffering and show them the way to the highest happiness and peace. Through his deep wisdom, he […]
50 Years of BAUS
Though Buddhism was born in India, within its first millennium it had spread westward as far as present-day Afghanistan, eastward to China and Korea (and later Japan), and southward to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. During its long journey, Buddhism has inspired great libraries of scriptures and philosophical texts, many schools of philosophy and meditation, […]