During the vernal equinox, Mahayana Buddhists, particularly in Japan, observe Ohigan (or Higan-e, or Higan), a week-long festival focused on honoring ancestors, personal reflection, and spiritual growth, with customs including visiting...

Now that we are in the season of Lent, is there a corresponding Buddhist type of holiday? While Buddhism doesn’t have a direct equivalent to Easter’s celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, some Buddhists find resonance in...

Lent is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by many Christians in preparation for Easter. This represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting his public ministry. During...

While the overall trend has been downward, recent years have seen a stabilization in the percentage of the public that identifies as Christian. After dropping from 78% to 71% between 2007 and 2014, the share of U.S. adults identifying as...

Wayne Dyer was an enormously influential counselor, self-help author, and spiritual thinker. He became a popular professor of counselor education at St. John’s University, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his ideas...

The Tao Te Ching is a foundational text in both philosophical and religious forms of Taoism. It has also had significant influence on other schools of philosophy and religion throughout Chinese history, including Legalism, Confucianism,...