Once upon a time, there was a saintly small man called A. T. Ariyaratne, known affectionately to all his friends as Dr. Ari. Dr. Ari was a high school English teacher best known for founding the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. It started when he took forty...
In March 2023, I was invited to Seoul to speak at the 10th Buddhism Expo. I told the story of how I became a Buddhist. And then I spoke on a panel with Jinwoo Sunim, the Chief Executive of the Joyge Order. Here are the videos. My talk. Jinwoo Sunim’s talk Our...
The Uganda Buddhist Center (UBC) was founded and helmed by the Most Venerable Bhante Buddharakkhita, Uganda’s first Buddhist monk. We are very lucky to have him. He is a true African monk, born and bred in Africa (ie, not an Asian or Western import into Africa),...
Our beloved Thay has passed.Thay personifies mindfulness more than anybody else I have ever met. There is, however, a side of him that the public seldom sees, which is his inner strength. To be able to change the world compassionately, one’s mindfulness practice...
Father Tutu has passed. He is one of my most favorite human beings in the world. He inspires in a thousand ways. He, along with the Dalai Lama, showed me how deep spirituality, the desire to change the world, and a joyful sense of humor, can all work together to...
