Interactions in Science “The aim of science is not things themselves, as the dogmatists in their simplicity imagine, but the relations among things; outside these relations, there is no reality knowable.”—Henri Poincaré Traditionally, science has been reductionist (Su, 2020), meaning […]
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Training our awareness to recognize discursive thought and tune into the present moment is a general Buddhist principle.
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The following has been assembled from various question-and-answer sessions in Russia with Lama Ole Nydahl. It was first published in the Russian-language edition of Buddhism Today (no. 31, 2018).
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In Summer 2019, the Copenhagen Diamond Way Buddhist Center celebrated the inauguration of a Victory Stupa in the backyard of the center. The building of a stupa in Copenhagen is a direct result of Buddhist teachings finding a solid foundation
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We at Buddhism Today are very pleased to present a new regular feature that focuses on the connections between Buddhist teachings and modern scientific inquiry. This series of articles will explore the rapidly evolving dialogue between science and Buddhism in terms of physics, neuroscience and life sciences.
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This text originated from Poier’s academic examination of the influence of Buddhism in German-speaking culture at the beginning of modernism around 1900. It was first published about twenty years ago, and this current English version is amended in a few places and supplemented with results from the latest research.
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Are there really any links between Buddhism and science? Is there any point where the two connect? How can a 2,550-year-old tradition have any relationship with modern science? These are questions that might come to mind when we hear that
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This interview deals in depth with the current research in neuroscience having to do with meditation. With a doctorate in psychology from the University of Konstanz, Germany, and in his current position as senior lecturer in psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Dr. Malinowski is one of the world’s leading researchers in this area. One key area of his research focuses on the psychological and physiological effects of (Buddhist) meditation practice.
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At the start of virtually every meditation of Diamond Way Buddhism, after quieting the mind and letting thoughts and feelings pass without evaluation, the focus turns to the four basic thoughts that point mind to its highest possibilities. These four
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Buddhists are not the only people searching for truth. Countless scientific, religious, and philosophical groups throughout history have sought a higher meaning to our time on earth. Our exploration of philosophy, the love of truth, is something that binds us
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