Tibetan Buddhism

Achieving inner peace: Meditation provides relaxation

Joe Mentesana got into meditation by happenstance. "I just came across an old self-help psychology book of my dad's from…

January 3, 2004

Chanting, Meditation and talking to the Dalai Lama

Having spoken to Geshe Sonam Thargye, when the monks of Tibet were in Shepparton on their "Sacred footsteps of the…

December 1, 2003

Quiet the mind, heal the body

Meditation has surprisingly broad medical uses, science is finding. It takes discipline, though, to reap the benefits. Article no longer…

December 1, 2003

Many meditate to stay focused

Seated on small black cushions on the floor of a small Coffman Union room, the Diamond Way Buddhist Meditation group…

November 1, 2003

Monks work to construct mandala (The Penn Online, Pennsylvania)

Meditation, as practiced by the 10 Tibetan Buddhist monks visiting IUP this week, provides "stability and calmness" and opens the…

October 29, 2003

The Buddha of suburbia

This weekend, an unusual encounter is taking place at MIT: The Dalai Lama meets the human brain. Along with the…

September 14, 2003

Dalai Lama, 300 leaders to meet

The 14th Dalai Lama is simultaneously the exiled monarch of Tibet, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning statesman and Buddhism's most renowned…

September 13, 2003