What prompted the idea for the course? I adopted this course from a colleague when I took on my assistant professor position here at University of Illinois, Chicago. Over the years, the class content ...

A fundamental concept of Buddhism is impermanence, which I believe, once embraced, helps cultivate positive well being. The gentle Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, reminds us: “Impermanence ...

“Change is all-pervading and unrelenting... reality has always been this way,” according to this lucid exploration of the Buddhist notion of impermanence. Monk Gunaratana (Loving-Kindness in Plain ...

At 2:46 p.m. on Sunday, a small gathering at the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo bent their heads forward in silent prayer as a bell tolled softly outside, a rare moment of quiet in ...

Being a monk with a mandala might seem challenging to a non-monk. After days of painstaking work, placing colored grains in an intricate geometric pattern on a large mat, the sand painting is ...