Since mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues.

Ethics and morality create a win-win collectively and individually. For society en masse, when large numbers of people live by a moral code, it makes the world safer, kinder, and more just. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Chiang Mai University in Thailand have linked the observation of Buddhist precepts to a lower risk of developing ...

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn't "thinking about nothing." In fact, a new international study on Buddhist monks shows that meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity in which ...

Dharma study and discussion: is at noon with sensei David Pating on “What is Immoral Behavior From a Buddhist Perspective?” at the Buddhist Temple of Marin, 390 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Go to ...

A minor in Buddhist studies is an excellent adjunct to majors in such fields as religion, philosophy, American studies, anthropology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, East Asian ...

If you’ve always wanted to meditate but think you can’t spare 20 minutes, think again. Five minutes several times a week may ...

Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...

Buddhism has long been called a path to enlightenment, but a new study reveals you don't need to travel very far down that road to get some of its benefits. The study, which involved 355 participants ...

With an estimated 500 million followers worldwide, Buddhism has had a far-reaching impact on constitutional design and reform in many countries. Yet, the relationship between the religion and this ...