While the Buddha (Shakyamuni) rejected magical mantras (shingon), the background to why later figures like Kukai (Shingon ...

It began with a single question.“What is the difference between Buddhism and nihilism—the will to nothingness?”Astra answered this question, showed the answer to Opus, and then Opus showed its answer ...

Humanity's deepest struggle is not how to desire, but what to desire. Ghalib captures the restless heart: "A thousand desires inhabit the heart, yet even fulfilled, they seem too few." Confucius ...

So settle back, take a slow, deep breath as we join our trusted guide and host, phil cousineau, on this fascinating episode ...

On Gandhi Jayanti, the concepts of truth and ahimsa are often superficially acknowledged, yet many fail to grasp their deeper ...

Nara is most famous for one thing in particular – deer. It is not exactly what you’d call an off-the-beaten-path destination, as most tourists to the prefecture mainly flock and make a beeline only ...

Majoriatrianisnm that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While ...

As Texas Republicans turn fear of Sharia into an election-year message, Muslim communities are organizing against its growing influence on schools, policy, and public life.

Sri Lanka’s political parties, especially but not only those representing the Tamil people, and the mainstream press including the Sunday papers, have missed a story of major, long-range significance ...

Could the Big Bang have been the launch of a cosmic computer programme? Scotland’s Astronomer Royal Catherine Heymans explains the science.

For no amount of repressive laws can protect a Government once it loses popularity and legitimacy. The only path out is ...