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Tibetan Sky Burial Among Buddhists

After death ceremonies vary from each faith from Judaism, Islam, Christianity, etc. In Tibetan Buddhism, there’s a method of burial known as sky burial. Being Buddhist myself, I didn’t know …

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Introduction to new Thought

What is spiritual perfection anyway? I was amazed as I surfed around one day on the web to find out something truly useful about myself! That was the magical day …

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Monasticism in Hinduism

Almost every existing religion in the world has an element of monasticism. My grandmother is a Buddhist nun that went to live a monastic life at various temples and monasteries …

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Hindu Deities Vishnu

Hinduism is among the world’s oldest religions and boasts over 900 million followers around the globe. The Hindu religion teaches that there is one God, Brahman, who created and is …

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How Israelis Honor Passover

The term ‘to celebrate’ Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) would be more appropriate than ‘honor’. Pesach is an 8-day holiday that commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt where they …

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Biographies the 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is an extraordinary teacher, writer, and speaker. Some have revered him as a god, but within Tibetan Buddhism, he is actually a bodhisattva, an …

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The Moral Code for Buddhists

Westerners often find it difficult to understand the Eastern way of thinking. Nevertheless, Buddhism remains one of the East’s most popular exports. What is it about Buddhism that, unlike Hinduism, …

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Basics of Zen

If you have never come across Zen before, it might seem quite perplexing with its apparent contradictions and paradoxes. But if you are ready and willing to commit yourself to …

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Atheism in Politics

History will remember the 2008 Presidential race for many different reasons, but none less so than the sheer amount of prejudice and stereotypes that were broken. Undoubtedly, the campaigns of …

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Atheism Choice

Is Atheism A Choice? To believe or not to believe; that is the question, which you alone must answer, and the possibilities are myriad. From Christianity to Islam, through Judaism, …

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Scriptures and Theology in Hinduism

Not unlike the eternal soul that reincarnates into different beings, Arya Dharma itself has gone through several important metamorphoses over the thousands of years it’s been around. Even the core …

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