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Witness to History in Burma

Monks in Burma are being silenced, beaten, and murdered for their peaceful protests. Here's what happened and how we can help.

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The End of Suffering

Spend the next five minutes in peaceful contemplation with this guided meditation featuring Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.

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Sacred Skeptic

A former monk seeks a new path—and meets Shirley MacLaine and a handful of mystics along the way.

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Sakyong Mipham: King of His World

The Tibetan lama--also a golfer, marathon runner, and sharp dresser--on why worldly success is compatible with spiritual growth.

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Buddhism Booming in France

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Inward Bound

Beliefnet offers up some spiritual alternatives to the same old summer camps.

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'Autobiography of a Yogi' Author Remembered

Fifty years after his death, people of all faiths have been influenced by the spiritual insights of Paramahansa Yogananda.

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Birth, Death, Enlightenment

The life of the Buddha

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Training Spiritual Jocks

Zen Master John Daido Loori Roshi on monasticism, Buddhist boot camp, and the meaning of Zen

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From East to West

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