Buddhism

Going Barefoot in Religious and Spiritual Practices
In religion and spirituality, the bare feet have always played an important, sacred role. For instance, the practice of taking off footwear before ent [ ... ]

Shamanism and Thai Massage – How They Blend Together
Shamanism involves a practice in which a traditional folk healer or folk practitioner — typically called a shaman — interacts or mediates [ ... ]

Pichest Boonthumme, Spirituality, and Thai Massage
Ajarn Pichest Boonthumme was one of the best-known Thai massage teachers in Thailand. In his twenties (during the early 1980s), he began working as a [ ... ]

Vipassana Meditation in Koh Sichang – Thailand
In November 2014, I left La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). Quite unfortunately, because I really enjoyed my stay there and would have liked to permane [ ... ]

Metta Meditation and Cultivating Loving Kindness
Metta Meditation is a Buddhist meditation technique that aims at cultivating mental and physical wellbeing through Metta (Loving Kindness). The techni [ ... ]

Buddhist Medicine | Meditation, Mental Health Care, and Traditional Medicine
Buddhist Medicine is an umbrella term for a broad variety of ideas and practices with regard to illness and health that have emerged within Buddhist c [ ... ]

Jitanamai – Healthy Mind According to Dhammanamai
Jitanamai, also written as Jittanamai, Chittanamai, or Cittanamaya, is part of the Thai Dhammanamai Self-Care principles and is about having a healthy [ ... ]

Metta and Karuna | Loving Kindness and Compassion in the Thai Healing Arts
Metta and Karuna are important Buddhist practices in Thailand, often mentioned in connection to Thai Massage and other Thai Healing Arts. They are par [ ... ]

Buddhist Dhamma in Thailand | What’s It About?
Dhamma (Pali language), which is also known as Dharma (Sanskrit language), is an Indian spiritual concept that can have many different meanings depend [ ... ]

Noble Eightfold Path | Spiritual Liberation in Buddhism
The Noble Eightfold Path is a path to Spiritual Liberation and freedom of the Cycle of Rebirth as expounded in early Buddhism. It’s the actual imple [ ... ]