In the latter part of his life, the great writer was considerably influenced by eastern religions. How did these teachings affect Tolstoy's writing and his own philosophical ideas? When Leo Tolstoy ...

 “As you circumambulate and move closer to Kaaba, you feel like a small stream merging with a big river. As you approach the center, the pressure of the crowd squeezes you so hard that you are given ...

Mudra or Mudras are hand gestures or positions often depicted in Buddhist art and used in practice to evoke a particular state of mind. The most significant mudras (Sanskrit, “seal” or “sign”) are ...

Most of us have heard of the ‘Shaolin’, including those who have little interest in martial arts. Legends state that besides the Northern Shaolin Temple, there was also a Southern Shaolin Temple in ...

"Everything changes, nothing remains without change."  Gautama Buddha Picture this! You put all your talent and effort in making something intricate. In fact, you spend many hours, days and months ...

There are a lot of bizarre practices are followed across cultures including Buddhism. The accomplished Buddhist monks are believed to collect a substance in their bodies that ordinary people do ...

Is time travel possible? Is it slowly becoming a reality? Why not, if we consider the fact we live in an age when the “wormhole theory” is broadening our horizons  and helping us explore the ...

Jewelry is certainly an important part of every modern society. But have you ever thought that wearing a piece of jewelry may have some spiritual effect on your personality? Most of the precious gems ...

Within last few years  the alien image underwent a significant change, from the ridiculed "little green men" of early fifties to well-known "grays" as benevolent "space brothers" in seventies. But ...

Jesus: "If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also." Luke 6:29 Buddha: "If anyone should give you a blow with his hand, with a stick, or with a knife, you should abandon any desires ...

“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.” Buddha What are the main ...

Water plays an important role when it comes to hygiene and sanitary activities, especially in public places. In fact, water is considered pure and a symbol of purification in almost every religion, ...

The Bamiyan Valley is in a place called the Hindu Kush which is among the peaks of the central highlands of Afghanistan. The valley is around 264 km away from Kabul and is at an altitude of 2500 ...

Tibetan sacred texts speak of a mystical kingdom called Shambhala, hidden behind snow peaks somewhere north of Tibet, where the most sacred Buddhist teachings - the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time - are ...

Saddharma Pundarika or the Lotus Sutra is a Buddhist scripture, first written in 300 AD. According to Paul Williams, "For many East Asian Buddhists since early times the Lotus Sutra contains the ...