Gotama Buddha is historically portrayed as a young prince over 2500 years ago, in what is now known as India, who saw the reality of human suffering so deeply that he left his kingdom with a vow to discover the end to this cycle of unavoidable human stress. As his story unfolds, this intelligent, intense,… Read more »
During our Dharma talk discussion about money last Tuesday night, one of the sangha members asked why the Buddha made the rule that the persons taking refuge with the Buddha—noble disciples, now called Buddhist monks—could not own or acquire wealth. Unfortunately, I did not have the time to answer this question completely, so this article… Read more »