Buddha’s teaching more relevant than ever amid global crises: Himachal governor

The Himachal governor, quoting the message of Dhammapada, said hatred can never be ended by hatred, but only through love and ...

Buddhist monasteries in Himachal to offer open school curriculum to monks, nuns

Dharamshala: Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta on Sunday welcomed the introduction of the National Institute of Open ...

Bhutanese proverb of the day: 'Whatever joy you seek, it can be achieved by yourself; whatever misery you seek, it can be found by yourself' is an ultimate lesson in happi…

Bhutan is one of the happiest countries of the world and it is no wonder that a Bhutanese proverb lays bare their secret of ...
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Dhammapada 353

In an era when the 'True Dharma' (the correct teaching) was still fresh and vibrant in the world. After Gautama Buddha attained complete enlightenment at the end of his solitary meditation, the first ...

The Power of Sustained Focus

These are the eleven doors I want you to paint by evening. If I find one drop of paint on the floor when you are done, you ...
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Dhammapada 315

This is a passage from verse 315 of the Buddha's Dhammapada. It is an extremely powerful and intense teaching that urges us to fortify the walls of our own 'mind'—like a frontier fortress city ...