Dhamma, Kamma and Natural Disasters

By Shravasti Dhammika | 1/6/2025

Buddhism teaches causation, that the whole universe is a web of interrelated causes and effects. There are two types of causation – natural causation and moral causation. Natural causation has nothing to do with people being good or bad, it is simply a matter of the various forces in the universe acting on each other. A rainstorm or crops ripening would be examples of natural causation. Natural causes can of course have an effect on us – being caught in a rainstorm can give us a bad cold or crops failing may cause food shortages and hunger. But suffering from a cold or being hungry has nothing to do with moral or immoral past actions – they would be a natural effect of a natural cause.

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Iddhipādā ‒ The Bases for Spiritual Power

By Miguel A. Romero | 1/5/2025

Bhikkhus, those who have neglected the four bases for spiritual power have neglected the noble path leading to the complete destruction of suffering. Those who have undertaken the four bases for spiritual power have undertaken the noble path

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Construction begins at Dhamma Giri

By Narayan Dasarwar | 1/5/2025

In December 1973, with Goenkaji's assent to proceed with the acquisition of the original seven hectares of land, an agreement was concluded between the owners and Rangil Mehta, the generous donor. To meet the legal requirements for the transfer of ownership however, it took several months to amass the necessary documents, complete the required surveys, and obtain local government permission to change the zoning. Shyam Sundar Taparia and his colleagues managed all this.

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