This Ancient Technique Unlocks Altered States of Consciousness—Without Psychedelics

Researchers believe that chanting may induce altered states of consciousness—but they aren’t completely sure why. Possible ...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks visit Pomona College to create art, lead meditation

In the hectic modern world, sometimes it’s good to slow things down. That happened this week when Tibetan Buddhist monks visited Claremont. * Tibetan Buddhist monks visiting the Benton Museum of Art ...
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A masterpiece meant to vanish: Tibetan monks create — then destroy — intricate sand mandala at UMass to symbolize impermanence

A work of art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will be gone on Friday afternoon — not relocated elsewhere intact, ...

When religion meets the algorithm: Buddhism Expo draws 250,000 visitors, led by Gen Z and nonreligious crowds

In front of Bongeunsa, a temple in southern Seoul, at 6 p.m. on a Friday, a line began to form. But it wasn’t for prayer or ritual — it was for an EDM party. Th ...