The number of people engaging in self-reflection is on the rise. According to Asoview, a leisure booking site, the number of individuals who participated alone in ascetic training experiences, such as ...

Ten Modern Mystics and Their Extraordinary Lives” is an impressive work of participatory journalism. Pintak, “an avid student of the perennial truths at the core of the world’s religions,” not only ...

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An abbot at a Thai temple has shocked social media after being caught concealing at least 73 corpses, which he claimed were used to “train” monks in meditation.

Advanced meditation, once considered on the scientific fringe, has now made it possible to scientifically understand practices previously limited to monks and mystics.

Why did these monks in Japan choose to mummify themselves? The sacred mountains of Yamagata are home to 13 sokushinbutsu, who are believed to be in a state of deep meditation between life and death.

For complete temple immersion, head to Koyasan — Japan’s holy heart — where travellers can book a shukubo stay with monks.

Meditation is not just about sitting still. Monks from Hacienda Heights' Hsi Lai Temple show us different ways to maintain a meditative state while carrying on everyday activities.