Michael DiVittorio Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 1:30 a.m. | Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 1:30 a.m. Bhante Pemarantana’s mantra of “be well, be safe, be peaceful” echoed in a community room of the Oakmont ...

In an unusual but fruitful collaboration between Tibetan Buddhist monks and neuroscientists, researchers have uncovered clues to how mental states--and their underlying neural mechanisms--can impact ...

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn't "thinking about nothing." In fact, a new international study on Buddhist monks shows that meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity in which ...

Bhante Saranapala started his monastic life when he was 10 years old and has been practicing Buddhism ever since. Now 53, the Toronto-based monk leads weekly meditation sessions and monthly retreats ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have trekked to remote Tibetan Buddhist temples to study the gut microbiomes of meditating monks. The findings suggest the long-term practice of deep ...

I meditated with a Japanese Zen monk who leads workshops at Fortune 500 companies. I learned meditation was a lot simpler ...

Across the street from Seoul’s Jogyesa Temple, on the third floor of a small building, lies Bohwa Seonwon. It is a Weiyang ...