To Be Useful for Others
It is established that people get happier if they do something for others. To take the other one more serious than yourself is a very noble and unselfish attitude.
Good Behavior On The Way To Happiness
Buddha explained out of which kind of behavior a positive feedback results in order to develop more energy and surplus and to use them for the benefit of all beings.
Science & Buddhism
See how two of the world's most fruitful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and promoting human well-being – modern science and Buddhism – come together.
Keeping Buddhism Alive
Lama Ole Nydahl on 30 Years of Dharma Activity in the West
Buddhism Today: For 25 years, you have traveled all over the world as a Buddhist Lama and started Buddhist centers. Who empowered you to do this?
Ole Nydahl: The honor and privilege of doing this work was given to me in slices between the years of 1969 and 1980 by my teacher, the 16th Karmapa. Knowing that he could trust me completely, when he decided I had learned more, he increased my activity both geographically and what concerns the depth of the subjects.
How Real is Reality?
Reality as we see it, is always influenced by what we think about reality. Everything we perceive is coloured by our culture, upbringing, experience, education and a lot more. However, what is behind our experiences and who or what is perceiving things?
Happiness
What do Buddhist teachings say concerning happiness? Basically, in Buddhism one makes a separation between conditioned and unconditioned happiness, between a relative and an absolute kind. Relative happiness has to do with experiences, absolute happiness has to do with experiencer itself.
Buddhism in the West
Buddhism has been in the West for nearly 40 years now. Lama Ole Nydahl has followed the example of the great Marpa Lodragpa and has embedded Buddhism in a new culture.
The Face of Buddhism Today
In Tibet, there were three possible ways of following Buddhism: one might become a monk, practice as a lay person, or be a yogi. Monks and nuns lived separately in monasteries and nunneries and had strict rules of conduct. The lay people had families, a normal occupation and tried to put the teachings into their everyday lives. The yogis lived unrestricted by social norms, often in various caves with changing partners and focused their entire lives on spiritual development (one example is the well known yogi, Milarepa).
The Nature of Reality
"If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism" (Einstein). Cutting-edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to reveal that we truly are: space and joy. Lama Ole Nydhal briefly explains why the science of elementary particles is important to everyday life and what consciousness has to do with science.
Buddhist Meditation
Focus your mind and change your life. Learn the basics of Buddhist meditation in 3 minutes. New scientific studies reveal our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves through meditation, and also show that the physical and mental benefits, are both solid and real.
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