I now believe in the power of prayer – not because it works, but because it helps
Lamorna Ash
If someone asks me why, I reach for the word velleity – desiring things you cannot hope to get, says author Lamorna Ash
October 2021
Three things
‘I never take it off – holes and all’: Jenny Kee on her most treasured objects
The Australian fashion legend shares her love of waratahs and a photograph that connects her to her faith
August 2021
Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion
Voices for justice
The woman on a mission to expose torture in Thailand’s troubled south
July 2021
Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The Pegasus project
Dalai Lama’s inner circle listed in Pegasus project data
June 2021
Buddhist monastery in Scotland calls for firearms exclusion zone
Petition asks for protection from shooting ranges around Samye Ling and other places of peace
March 2021
Buddhists take on US army to keep peace in Scottish sanctuary
Abbot of retreat in Dumfries and Galloway that was visited by David Bowie condemns proposals for special forces target practice
February 2021
Animals farmed
Yak politics: Tibetans’ vegetarian dilemma amid China meat boom
While China pushes for more industrialised farms, Buddhist monks urge now-sedentary nomads to embrace vegetarianism
December 2020
Other lives
David Arnott obituary
Tina Turner: 'When I was in the zone, it was like I was flying'
Doug Scott obituary
'It's not weird or foreign': the Ugandan monk bringing Buddhism to Africa – photo essay
November 2020
'Buddha would be green': Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
Wings and a prayer: Thai Airways launches 'sacred' flight over Buddhist sites
October 2020
Alan Arkin on Hollywood success: 'I was miserable pretty much all of the time'
In his mid-30s, the actor was living the dream, but was far from happy. As he publishes his memoir Out of My Mind, he talks about turning his life around – and the disgraced guru he pinned his hopes on
September 2020
The art of tantra: is there more to it than marathon sex and massages?
The west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths – from avenging goddesses to blood-drinking and self-decapitation
August 2020
The joy of small things
What’s better than envying a friend’s success? Feeling genuine happiness
Lockdown living
The one thing that has helped me this year, and could help you too? Radical self-acceptance
Bidisha
June 2020
'Nothing will ever be the same': how faith groups adapted to lockdown in England
As places of worship reopen in England, one church reveals how its congregation grew from 15 to 1,500 people
