Staff Writer Sophia Robertson emphasizes the importance of embracing life’s struggles rather than overlooking them, grounding her insights in philosophical thought.

Chimmi, the restaurant manager at the Aman, Thimphu, noticed me flinching with pain during the breakfast service. A catch in my neck—probably from a faulty sleeping position. “Let me organise ...

Just as nothing in the world is entirely good or bad, so religion can be a force for either. Jesus, who embodied goodness, ...

Buddha didn’t have to deal with Wi-Fi drops or WhatsApp group spam, but his 4 Noble Truths—delivered under a Bodhi tree—still ...

The imposing cathedral stands at the top of a flight of 38 Takaka marble steps. The nave features gothic pillars, 20m-high ...

Whether you live in Belfast or you’re just visiting there, once the weekend comes around, you’ll be wanting to make a list of places to visit. Regardless of how you might spend your days off, be it ...

In Buddhism, the cycle of suffering (dukkha) and repeated rebirth due to karma resembles the Igbo ọgbanje phenomenon. If a person accumulates negative karma, they may be reborn into a life of ...

There is a very good explanation that touches on this subject in Chapter III of his classic treatise on Buddhism ‘What the Buddha Taught’(1959) under the heading The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: ‘The ...

The open-air venue with a tropical ‘tude has a few deviations on the regular breakfast menu. Come here for quinoa bowl with dukkha crusted poached eggs, coconut chilli eggs with dahl and miso tofu ...