9:32 a.m. June 2, 2023: A previous version of the story stated that Hsi Lai Temple opened in 1989. It opened in 1988. When we think of meditation, we often picture someone sitting as still as a statue ...

Bhante Saranapala started his monastic life when he was 10 years old and has been practicing Buddhism ever since. Now 53, the Toronto-based monk leads weekly meditation sessions and monthly retreats ...

Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Anyone who has attempted meditation only to discover that their mind whirs faster than an 8-year-old with a fidget spinner knows that sitting in peaceful ...

The Rev. Teijo Munnich has been called "relentless" when it comes to her style of meditation. That's because, she said, most of her Zen Buddhist forbearers have been men. "I think it's been developed ...

A pulsating cosmopolis of 10 million, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth, despite the glittering spires of its famed shrines and temples. It’s tempting to view the ...