One of the admirable things about Buddhism is the very sound logical system they have developed through diligent study, experiment and debate. The Buddha taught his disciples to test his …
Buddhism is fast becoming a popular religion, even among Americans. It is attractive to people who prefer a secular world view, but who also want some spiritual guidance for their …
Have any of you ever heard of The Ice Man? His name was Richard Kuklinski. He murdered over 200 people. All the while, leading a happy home life with a …
Wisdom is the truth of God being lived rightly from his love. The wisdom of Zen is one way to do this. This wisdom is slowly accumulated from our understanding …
Buddhism serves to emphasize the need for peace and clear understanding everywhere. With all peace efforts with the greatest promise getting stabilized in every part of the world, the fundamental …
Long ago I had a very good friend, and he had this theory that I enjoy discussing with him a lot, we used to question lives mysteries and in this …
Zen koan: Case of polishing the brick A novice monk was meditating in a field when the master walked up to him. Saying nothing, the master sat down and of …
Like anything else, in order to understand Buddhism, we must first understand it’s rooted. As to understand how modern Buddhism began, we will first travel back in time to view …
The truth of the path of the way seeks to extinguish suffering through both physical and mental practices. This is achieved by following the course of the Eightfold Path; a …
Siddhartha Gautama had a life of contradictions. He was born to a mighty warrior and a member of royalty. As was the custom a seer was called on at his …
Roshi is sick as a dog. A Zen monk inquires with great concern, “How is your health these days?” Roshi answers, “Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha!” Pointer: A Sun …
The Buddha was born Prince Siddhartha of a kingdom in India and had grown disillusioned with the life of riches and privilege that he had been born into. While riding …
In typical Buddhism, there are five precepts, or rules, that the Buddhist willingly takes upon him or herself. Everyone from the average laymen to monastic Buddhists, to the Dalai Lama …
There are many reasons to learn meditation techniques. For non-Buddhists, meditation can be used to achieve physical and mental health and a sense of calmness and relaxation. Within the Buddhist …
Zen and mind – opposites? No, the same thing? Not really. Well, you can’t comprehend zen with your mind, but zen would naturally “include” mind……but because there is nothing to …
Several different sects emerged after the death of Buddha. The more conservative group came to be known as Theravada Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism The Theravada belief system is structured on early …
First of all, there is faith. First, you start with a healthy skeptical faith, you try meditation and/or you try chanting and you try to apply the precepts Buddha taught …
The figure we know today as the Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, around 500 BCE in Nepal. He lived a very affluent life and had parents that kept him sheltered …
The title, ” The experience of Zen moments, ” like anything else associated with Zen, has a twist in its tale. A Zen moment is never experienced by you, but …
A Buddhist sutra, ‘Book of the Great Decease‘ preserves for us several tellings of the historical Buddha’s life and death. Often, Buddha was referred to as Tathagata – One[He]Who Has …
Comparing the sayings and teachings of Siddhartha Guatama, the historical Buddha, and the historical Jesus; one would have to be blind not to see some similarities. After all, they were …
Some say Buddhism began before we can even remember. In fact, they say that Shakyamuni Buddha, the guy in all the statues, is just the current Buddha, the Buddha of …
The Buddha himself summarized the teachings (dharma) well when he said, “Avoid evildoing (harming), practice virtue well, subdue your mind”. This is the core of Buddhist beliefs. It is based …
This Zen story is about learning, about learning the hard way, through being deeply loved, all the way through the hardships. We are always, always, each of us, this deeply …
A TRUSTING CIRCLE OF FRIENDSHIPS: Experience of a Nichiren Buddhist January 20th marks 28 years since I committed my life to the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, and received my own …
Within the religion of Buddhism, there are what is known as the Four Noble Truths. Dukkha refers to suffering, pain, sorrow, affliction, misery, anguish, etc. These Four Noble Truths on …
It is night. The moon is bright up above. As you tiptoe down the hillside to the river, you catch your breath at the sight that you behold. The river …
I was going through a phase of my life where no religion was being able to teach me how to incorporate spirituality in my everyday life, and that made me …
“The line between lawful and unlawful abortion will be marked by the fact of having sensation and being alive.”- Aristotle Even in ancient Greece, mankind struggled with the debate over …
The Thirty-Two Marks of the Buddha is a misnomer of monumental proportions. They are taken from early pre-Buddhist Indian writings. There they were called the Thirty-Two Marks of a Great …
The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi is the recorded sayings of a Master of the Ch’an school of Buddhism, Lin-Chi. While many other branches of the Ch’an school died out, …
There are three major schools of Buddhism. First of all, the school of ‘Theravada‘ (also known as Hinayana’) which is dominant in Southeast Asia and began in the first century …