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Senior Tibetan Lama marries childhood friend in New Delhi, abandons monkhood
Dorje, 33, was involved in a row over one of Buddhism's most important titles. Karmapa Lama is the …
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Inside Shaolin Monastery, the home of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, where thousands of boys as young as 5 train to be martial arts masters
Since it was built in 495 AD, Shaolin Temple, the original home of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, has be…
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An evolutionary psychologist explains what happens inside our brain when we meditate and how that changes over time
Because face it, anxiety very often gets you to come up with thoughts that are kind of semi-crazy. …
David Anderson
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These Two Stanford Professors Have A Fascinating Theory Of Why Businesses Succeed
All entrepreneurs starting businesses are forced to make early-stage choices and consider how their…
Alison Griswold
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I'm a Buddhist monk and a makeup artist. Here's how both my religion and makeup helped me discover myself.
Kodo Nishimura told Insider about how the Buddhist path, makeup, and "The Princess Diaries" helped …
Yoonji Han
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Mesmerizing maps show how religion has spread throughout the world
Their spread throughout parts of Asia and Europe, and gradually down to Africa and across to the Am…
Chris Weller
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21 incredible photos of people practicing religion all around the world in 2017
The five largest religions - Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism - represent abou…
Brennan Weiss
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Easy, queasy, intelligent and sexy! Here are 10 things we gave the world
If you think of cows, slums and poverty – you surely have your roots elsewhere on earth. But if the…
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This animated map shows how religion spread across the world
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are 5 of the biggest religions in the world. O…
Alex Kuzoian
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See 5,000 Years Of Religious Evolution In Just 90 Seconds
Intrigued by religious wars and the territorial spread of religion, the amazing website Maps Of War…
Megan Willett
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Here's How Zen Meditation Changed Steve Jobs' Life And Sparked A Design Revolution
"If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is," Jobs told Isaacson. "If you …
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Executives at Salesforce rely on this teaching from Zen Buddhism to think through big strategy decisions
When Salesforce was founded in 1999, it was one of the first companies to offer cloud-based softwar…
Becky Peterson
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10 mindfulness habits that will make you more productive at work
Even if you're not ready to make a commitment to a Transcendental Meditation group or your local yo…
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China is encouraging Tibetan farmers and herders to pursue tourism, in a bid to jumpstart the region's economy and shape its culture
Around 35 million tourists flocked to Tibet, a politically sensitive region, last year. Experts war…
Matthew Loh
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32 photos that show how obsessed Japan is with minimalism
There's also practical concerns: It's cheaper to be a minimalist. And because Japan is regularly be…
Jacob Shamsian
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12 Dalai Lama Quotes That Will Change The Way You Think About Happiness
The monk has been the spiritual leader of his people and his religion since he was 15 years old. He…
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The Indian government wants to attract more Chinese tourists and here’s what it has planned
India’s tourism sector has a problem. It is failing to attract tourists from China which, as per 20…
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This fascinating map shows the new religious breakdown in China
The map, based on information from Professor Fanggang Yang, the director of the Center on Religion …