/tags/buddhism Buddhism en-US Copyright Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:50:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-03-29/supreme-court-halts-execution-of-texas-7-inmate-denied-buddhist-spiritual-adviser Patrick Murphy, who escaped from prison and participated in a robbery that led to a murder, was scheduled to be executed Thursday. The court said he had the right to a spiritual adviser of his choice. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:50:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-03-29/supreme-court-halts-execution-of-texas-7-inmate-denied-buddhist-spiritual-adviser Matthew S. Schwartz /npr-news/2017-08-07/can-buddhist-practices-help-us-overcome-the-biological-pull-of-dissatisfaction Science journalist and author Robert Wright says that Buddhist enlightenment might help counteract our natural tendency towards unhappiness. His new book is Why Buddhism is True. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2017-08-07/can-buddhist-practices-help-us-overcome-the-biological-pull-of-dissatisfaction Terry Gross