Buddhism and Peace The current year of 1986 has been specially designated as the International Year of Peace. But when we look at the state of affairs in the world of today, we may wonder if the prese…

The International Year in Need of Peace Instead of peace, wars and conflicts have become widespread and develop, both in kinds and in degree of fatality. People are too familiar with news and reports …

The Origins of Man’s Problems Here, the question is very simple: Why has it been so? And to this, the answer is also simple: Because the individual man has not been developed. Truly, man has gre…

The Undeveloped Condition of Man How can we stop wars and conflicts? How can we be sure that peace will prevail and become long-lasting? Some might say that love and cooperation must be established in…

Freedom As the Guaranty of Peace and Happiness In Buddhism, peace (Santi) and happiness (Sukha) are synonymous. An unhappy person cannot find peace, and there can be no peace without happiness. In the…

Proper Assessment of Science and Technology With such obvious advances in science and technology, man should have achieved physical freedom. However, on the contrary, it turns out that despite all the…

The Loss of the Way to Freedom The process by which to achieve freedom (and peace and happiness) is called development (bhāvanā), and in Buddhism, as far as man is concerned, development is synonymous…

The One Solution Now, it is at this point that the contribution or complementary service of true religion, or the Dhamma, is needed. It is needed for the development of the individual himself, so that…

Development of Man As the Prerequisite for Peace It is at this point that we need amendment, and the service of religion, or the Dhamma, is indispensable. This means that systematic thinking, free of …

Sangha: the Ideal World Community As we all know well, two months after the Enlightenment, on the full moon of the eighth lunar month, the Buddha preached his First Sermon at the Deer Park in Isipatan…