In this insightful episode of Times Mantra, Swami Dipankar explains the deeper meaning of Sanatan Dharma and why it is often described as a way of life rather than just a religion. He discusses how ...

You’ve seen it in bookstores – the metallic turquoise spine peeking out from the shelf under “Eastern Religions.” Or, perhaps, another of its more understated editions rendered in muted tones. It is ...

A new report looks at the reasons for the decline based on qualitative interviews in Tokyo and Seoul. In addition to demographic decline, the erosion of faith between generations, the “pressures ...

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has once again placed the Middle East at the centre of global anxiety. News cycles focus on missiles, alliances, oil routes, and military calculations. Yet the land ...

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

Many people associate Buddhism with meditation and peaceful philosophy, but Buddhist traditions also include detailed descriptions of hell realms. Known as Naraka, these realms appear in early texts ...

Author Michael Simon Baker examines the common moral principles found across the world’s major religions and philosophical traditions. NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 ...

One minute, an actor is everywhere — dominating the box office, making magazine covers, popping up on late-night shows — and the next, they’re gone.Whether it’s someone like Ke Huy Quan, who struggled ...

Although they lack a single shared definition of wisdom, many are optimistic that the capacity can be cultivated. “Not everyone will become a super wisdom guru,” says Judith Glück, a developmental ...

“This is the Walk for Peace, a 2,300-mile pilgrimage on foot from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. It began October 26, ...

Every Lunar New Year for the past 14 years, a Southern California Buddhist temple has displayed what it calls the “10,000 Buddha Relics.” According to temple leaders, this display includes ...