7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (264+ words) Sant Rajinder Singh Ji, head of Science of Spirituality and internationally acclaimed author of Detox the Mind, Inner and Outer Peace through Meditation, and Meditation as Medication for the Soul, teaches meditation as an effective tool for transforming one's life'physically,…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (373+ words) Less than a year has passed since Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai returned to the spotlight following the well-known decisions of the Egyptian government. Newspapers, news broadcasts, and even daytime television programs focused on the future of the Monastery....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (166+ words) In an era where technology often seems to move faster than our ability to process it, South Korea has just taken a leap that feels both like science fiction and a deep homecoming. On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Jogye Temple in…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (326+ words) An excerpt of a conversation between scholar Richard Payne and Tricycle's editor-in-chief, James Shaheen" Tantric Buddhism is often mischaracterized or misunderstood, both in the academy and in the popular imagination. Scholar Richard Payne has dedicated much of the past twenty…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (238+ words) Given this contradictory state of affairs, perhaps the only way forward is to respond with our own paradoxical transcendence of being "engaged" and "detached" from worldly affairs. A historical example might be the outspoken Catholic writer Thomas Merton (191568). The Trappist…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (49+ words) A BAPS volunteer recited Vedic prayers for peace at the White House during the National Day of Prayer. The volunteer invoked universal peace from the Yajur Veda, calling for harmony in various realms. This participation highlights faith, service, and shared…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (272+ words) Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Washington, D. C. ahead of World Falun Dafa Day to celebrate the spiritual practice's global spread while also drawing attention to ongoing persecution in China...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (687+ words) The Times Worries and anxieties walk away on pilgrimage A gathering at which I was present in a bunkhouse in Highland Perthshire last month has laid the foundations for what could be one of the most spectacular and challenging pilgrim…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (561+ words) A humanoid robot dubbed "Gabi" became a Buddhist monk at the Jogyesa Temple in South Korea on Wednesday, in advance of Buddha's birthday on May 24. It was the first documented instance of a robot undergoing the sugye ceremony of monastic…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (592+ words) Published 1: 40 pm Friday, May 8, 2026 By Nancy Vail, Special to Northern News Services A Theravada monk staying in the bush near the Vee Lake access road walks along the highway in the mornings, wearing his distinctive, flowing garb and collects food…...