~ By Stephen Knapp, also known as Sri Nandanandana dasa, writer, author, philosopher, spiritual practitioner, lecturer and president of Vedic Friends Association (VFA) Many people may...
– By Arun Shourie “There can be no doubt that the fall of Buddhism in India was due to the invasions of the Musalmans,” writes the...
– By Narada Mahathera As long as this Kammic force exists there is re-birth, for beings are merely the visible manifestation of this invisible Kammic force....
Two thousand five hundred years ago, Prince Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya clan wanted to know the cause of suffering. When he discovered it, he became...
After he became enlightened, the Buddha gave his first sermon to five ascetic monks who were his earliest followers. At this sermon the Buddha expounded the...
‘When I am gone, my Teaching shall be your Master and Guide.’ Three months before His passing away the Buddha addressed His disciples and said: ‘I...
A person who grows on the spiritual path cannot ignore Gautama because his presence has become so significant. In his own lifetime, he had forty thousand monks who went out...