Buddhist meditation apps are an increasingly popular stress-reliever for people on the go. But do these apps really work? Or are they products of a lucrative industry contributing to a tech addiction?
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It might appear to many that atheism is a modern idea. However, in parts of Asia, particularly in India, atheism has been part of beliefs for thousands of years.
We need to learn how to rebuild from loss, failure, or defeat in life, and that can also help in sport.
There is a battle of Buddhisms taking place on the streets of Myanmar.
Ten years after the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar, some Theravāda Buddhist monks are now preaching violence against Muslim or Hindu minorities in the name of "holy war".
The persecution of the Rohingya goes back to 1948, the year when Myanmar achieved independence from the British.
The critics of mindfulness are getting louder. But there are a few good studies pointing to the benefits of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
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Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in psychology., Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Buddhist Studies, Cardiff University
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Rutgers University
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Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, University of St Andrews
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Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Department Chair, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Head and Professor, Religious Studies Department, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Professor of East Asian Religions, University of North Carolina Wilmington
