The wise man makes his own heaven while the foolish man creates his own hell here and hereafter. The Buddhist concept of heaven and hell is...
~ Dr. Bikram Lamba, a political and business strategist It is commonly known that while the British, the Russians- both the Tsar and present communist regimes-,...
~ Swami Vivekananda, 26th September, 1893 I am not a Buddhist, as you have heard, and yet I am. If China, or Japan, or Ceylon follow the teachings of the Great...
~ 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 Bijoya Sengupta The story of king Harisena is a parable of history with a moral that’s particularly relevant for this day and age of...
The Hindu Kush is a mountain system nearly 1000 miles long and 200 miles wide, running northeast to southwest, and dividing the Amu Darya River Valley...
– 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...