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What the ancient Indian text Bhagavad Gita can teach about not putting too much of our identity and emotions into work
By Robert J. Stephens — February 27, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar of South Asian religions explains how one lesson from the text, ‘nishkama karma’ – or acting without desire – may be useful for navigating the contemporary workplace.
My faith tells me my mother was liberated by death. On Mother’s Day, I still grieve.
By Murali Balaji — May 11, 2023
(RNS) — Navigating the Hindu belief that death leads to better things.
What is Mahāyāna Buddhism? A scholar of Buddhism explains
By Pierce Salguero — December 7, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism likely emerged around the first centuries A.D. and was most readily carried through the Silk Road and maritime trade routes.
‘Burning karma’: The Jains’ late summer holy season focuses on purifying the soul
By Kalpana Jain — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — Who are the Jains and what do they believe?
In ‘The Salvage Crew,’ a Buddhist AI poet seeks aliens and enlightenment
By Bob Smietana — February 17, 2021
(RNS) — Yudhanjaya Wijeratne's new novel was created with the help of an AI poet and a few computer programs — and explores his love of poetry and his Buddhist background.
Democratic values compete with Buddhist ones in Myanmar
By Mark Silk — February 13, 2021
(RNS) — Democracy is making inroads, but the tradition of karmic kingship persists.
Aid to dying: What Jainism – one of India’s oldest religions – teaches us
By The Conversation — June 12, 2016
On June 9, a law allowing patients with terminal illnesses to end their lives with help from a physician came into effect in California, opening conversations about whether human life should be prolonged against the desire to die peacefully and with dignity. RELATED STORY: California’s End of Life Option law: More peaceful deaths or moral quicksand? […]
Buddhist Bhutan fails on its own happiness index
By Tracy Gordon — March 6, 2012
THIMPHU, Bhutan (RNS) In a country that prides itself on measuring quality of life in terms of "Gross National Happiness," this small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas seems to have a problem: at least half its citizens aren't happy, according to it's own measurements. By Vishal Arora.
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