The Compassion Deficit
We live in an age of extraordinary connectivity and unprecedented isolation.
We live in an age of extraordinary connectivity and unprecedented isolation.
As the dawn breaks over the emerald ridges of Gangtok, the mist doesn’t merely rise; it seems to ascend like incense smoke.
The ceremonial departure took place at Bandaranaike International Airport in the presence of Sri Lankan Ministers and the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka.
Buddhism is generally associated with peace, calm, and most importantly, self-reflection.
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Grand International Exhibition of the Sacred Piprahwa Relics by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a panel discussion on “Buddhist Philosophy” was organised at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex, New Delhi.
The Dalai Lama’s decision to formally affirm the continuation of his lineage is far more than a spiritual announcement ~ it is a geopolitical act of defiance, a quiet but profound assertion of Tibetan selfde termination.
India has called for a more inclusive fight against bigotry that takes on religiophobia, targeting hatred of all religions.
The International Temples Convention and Expo was recently held at Tirupati. This monumental event brought together temples from 58 countries, representing Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
As Bhutan embarks on her ambitious journey of creating a “Mindfulness City,” what will ensure the success of such a city? The answer lies not merely in the architecture, green spaces, advanced infrastructure or people, but in its inhabitants’ mindset or cultivation of mind.
The tree is known by its fruits. Buddhism put reason in place of authority, it discarded metaphysical speculation to make room for the practical realities of life, it raised the self-perfected sage to the position of the gods of theology, it set up a spiritual brotherhood in place of hereditary priesthood, it infused a cosmopolitan spirit against national exclusiveness.
