His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen T. Dorje spoke about the interdependence of all living creatures and the dangers of apathy at a lecture on Thursday. The Karmapa, the leader of one sect of ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama participated in the Global Buddhist Summit held in Delhi last week and addressed a group of monks and other delegates who gathered for the two-day event. "This ...

The coronavirus may have curtailed social gatherings, school and work, but it has not stopped spring. Diverse faith groups throughout the Yakima Valley are continuing to honor time-held traditions, ...

Four times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; Steve ...

One of the most popular ambassadors of Buddhism in the West, the Dalai Lama, met with President Barack Obama in February. The meeting, which riled Chinese leaders, happened right after Tiger Woods ...

Right thinking leads to right action, Buddhism teaches. And while Buddhism is best known in the West as a path to inner change, and it has no social justice teachings per se, a number of books show ...

For most of my childhood my father’s Buddhist faith was little more than silence — early morning meditations that I never even witnessed. But when I hit my mid-20s, it became real. I was looking for ...

Buddhist thought emphasizes positive action to effect change. Source: Wouter de Jong/Pexels The enduring popularity of Buddhist ideas is evident in the ubiquity of “mindfulness” in our world today.