A message to be delivered by Thailand’s beloved Buddhist scholar, Most Venerable P. A. Payutto (Phra Dhammapitaka) in the first meeting of the World Council of Religious Leaders on 12th of June,…

… We must therefore realize that rules and regulations only are not sufficient to bind human beings and to enable them to live in harmony. In living together, human beings need to work together,…

Tranquillity meditation is aimed at developing inner peace, which calms the mind in order to attain samādhi. Insight meditation cultivates wisdom, which will enable us to see the true nature of life a…

… Unfortunately the popular image of Buddhism is often an overly-austere one and many people still consider it to teach a denial or escape from worldly concerns into a private, hermetic realm of…

… in looking after yourself you also look after others, and by looking after others you also look after yourself. In practicing the Dhamma we are cultivating virtue, which first arises in oursel…