Her Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice and her experiments with synthesizers came together in vast, slow-moving works that drew wide acclaim.

The old Buddhist Church in downtown Bakersfield began serving Kern County’s Japanese community after it was built in 1911.

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.

Interfaith and civic leaders joined the ceremony honoring a new Zen priest’s commitment to service, compassion, and ...

Many would agree that the noted singer, Belinda Carlisle, looks fitter than others of her age, and the 67-year-old credits ...

A unique book has been published ahead of the 16th anniversary of Venerable Beopjeong’s passing (this year’s memorial ...

What might be most important about James Talarico as a political figure is that he understands the pitfalls of political ...

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Emma Buckmaster was an emotional and psychological lifeline.

Adam Phillips' case for America's pluralism.

A trip to Washington, D.C., showed how Trump is disfiguring the face of the nation. It is a harrowing tale and shows that inequities of the past continue to haunt the present.

Five decades after his prescient wartime exposé of the Khmer Rouge, Ith Sarin resurfaces to shed new light on his life ahead ...