In an exclusive PEOPLE interview, actor and longtime Buddhist Richard Gere, who produced the new Dalai Lama documentary ...

What prompted the idea for the course? I adopted this course from a colleague when I took on my assistant professor position here at University of Illinois, Chicago. Over the years, the class content ...

Instead of a cross-country road trip, this summer we took our kids to a Buddhist monastery in Southern France. Teeter-tottering on parental burn-out, we were craving peace, time away from devices, and ...

Motherhood is a spiritual practice, a club you can't leave and a crash course in wisdom, says a Zen Buddhist priest who is also a mother — two roles that rarely coincide. But the combination works for ...

I take retreats at least twice a year as a way to reset my physical body, reduce stress, and remember what is most important to me as a therapist, parent, and partner. In my last post, I shared three ...

"Star Wars" has always kept its fingers close to America's spiritual pulse. In the '70s and '80s, the interstellar saga explored Eastern traditions, mainly Buddhism and Taoism, just as many "spiritual ...

Global stability and peace could greatly benefit from the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says. On Saturday, Yunus highlighted Buddha’s commitment to non-violence, equality, ...

Tibetan nuns study during the winter examination period at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in Dharamshala, India, in 2022. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious ...