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 ...

Wesak (or Vesak) is the annual (well not exactly annual since there is no Wesak in 2020) birthday celebration of Siddhartha Gautama, the first and best of all Buddhas who lived from the sixth to the ...

Wednesday, July 29, is Guru Purnima for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. It celebrates the birthday of Vedavyasa, the birth of ...

I take retreats at least twice a year as a way to reset my physical body, reduce stress, and remember what is most important to me as a therapist, parent, and partner. In my last post, I shared three ...

Review of Buddhism in Sinhalese Society 1750-1900: A Study of Religious Revival And Change by Kitsiri Malagoda, Colombo, Tambapanni Academic Publishers, 2023, 300pp. ISBN: 9786245529094 Sri Lankan ...