After the Buddha attained enlightenment, he preached a sermon, sharing the wisdom he had just attained so as to benefit humanity at large. The wisdom comprised of four noble truths and an eightfold ...

Gautama Buddha didn’t just offer a worldview in the form of the four noble truths, but also laid out a path to practise the right way of living for someone who has understood the truths. This is ...

"I teach suffering, its origin, cessation and path. That's all I teach", declared the Buddha 2500 years ago. The Four Noble Truths contain the essence of the Buddha's teachings. It was these four ...

In the aftermath of two disasters within a month, we mark tomorrow the hallowed day of Poson which was the most significant turning point in Sri Lanka’s history when Arahat Mahinda, the son of India’s ...

Why are doctors burning out? Health care workers are leaving their profession in staggering numbers in recent years. 1 What is driving this exodus? And what can we do to stop the hemorrhage? I have ...

This is the extended edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism In this book Paul Carus compiles the fundamental teachings of the ...