Volume 78. August 1, 2026 Ah, the dog days of summer! The travel season is at its peak. But with gas prices surging, airfares skyrocketing and the cost of restaurant food causing belly aches, why bother traveling? American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) had a great quote on why people should travel: “In theContinue reading “Hitting The Road With The Buddha”
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A Matter of Belief
Volume 77. July 3, 2026 On July 6, 2026, the Dalai Lama celebrates his 91st birthday. As His Holiness navigates the ninth decade of his fourteenth incarnation, it is time to take stock. The Dalai Lama is loved intensely by the Tibetan people as their spiritual and temporal leader. He is revered as a sortContinue reading “A Matter of Belief”
The Birds of Summer
Volume 76. June 16, 2026 Ah, summer! Bird lovers in North America are in their glory. The swallows have returned to Capistrano. The buzzards have returned to Hinckley Ridge. Robins chuckle on evening lawns. Unseen birds tootle in morning trees. Birdsong fills the air. The chipper chirping cheers us up and causes poets to rhapsodize.Continue reading “The Birds of Summer”
So You Say It’s Your Birthday
Volume 75. May 18, 2026 In a few weeks, the United States of America celebrates her semiquincentennial (meaning “half of five hundred”). 250 years! Happy Birthday, America! You’ve come a long way, baby. A war of independence, the creation of a democratic government, a Civil War, a Gilded Age, two world wars, status as aContinue reading “So You Say It’s Your Birthday”
They’ve Killed Mr Chaos!
Volume 74. April 18, 2026 We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to bring you this special report from The Buddha Times. News flash: They’ve killed Mr. Chaos! Barely halfway through his second term, Donald Trump is generally considered the cruelest, most corrupt, and most chaotic president in American history. The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project ExpertContinue reading “They’ve Killed Mr Chaos!”
The Buddha Goes To War
Volume 73. March 8, 2026 If it weren’t so serious, it would be laughable. The Trump administration cannot articulate why they chose to go to war with Iran. Their rationale keeps shifting. First, it was a response to the violent crackdown by Iranian authorities on protesters. Then, it’s a mission to take out the regime’sContinue reading “The Buddha Goes To War”
Thoughts on an Old Friend
Volume 72. February 2, 2026 Sitting here in the dead of winter, pondering the eternal verities, beneath a moon for the misbegotten, I thought of an old friend, someone I love very, very much. It’s hard to describe my friend. It would take too many words. When I open my mouth and talk, differences ariseContinue reading “Thoughts on an Old Friend”
The True Master of the Universe
Volume 71. January 9, 2026 Well, well, well. Heading into the new year, who would have thought Marco Rubio would be the Viceroy of Venezuela and Donald Trump would be the Emperor of the Western Hemisphere? But here we are. Citizens of Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, Mexico and even Canada, are concerned, quaking in their boots,Continue reading “The True Master of the Universe”
Be Good For Goodness Sake
Volume 70. December 12, 2025 You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. Santa Claus might be coming to town for some people, but not for the vast majority of the U.S. population. Federal Reserve data (2024) indicates that enormous financialContinue reading “Be Good For Goodness Sake”
One Step Beyond Thanksgiving
Volume 69. November 25, 2025 Medieval German mystic Meister Eckhart long ago offered some good spiritual advice: “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” He makes a valid point. Gratitude is essential for human happiness and spiritual well-being. The truly wise, however, go one step beyondContinue reading “One Step Beyond Thanksgiving”
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