Scientists Thrash Buddha Boy’s 3-year Meditation
Is Buddha reincarnated? That was the question on everyone’s mind when a teenage boy, Ram Bahadur Bamjan, was found meditating without water or food for ten months in Nepal. He had survived rain,...
View ArticleBeing Spiritual in Cities and in Chaos
When you think of a major city, what is the first thing that comes to your head? Traffic, pollution, money perhaps, fast food outlets, politics? Cities have a huge list of things to offer, but what...
View ArticleBuddha Stories and Lessons
Yesterday my friend Sanil who is an active member of the Soka Gakkai International, that teaches Nichiren Buddhism, a philosophy grounded in the realities of daily life told me two short stories on...
View ArticleHuman Life Interpreted by Buddhism
Once there was a man rowing a boat down a river. Someone on the shore warned him, “Stop rowing so gaily down the swift current; there are rapids ahead and a dangerous whirlpool, and there are...
View ArticleA Parable by Buddha on the Brave and Foolish
In the past we have covered a few of the teachings of Buddha, we also spoke about human life interpreted by Buddhism, today we have a very interesting story, I am not going to give away any part of it,...
View ArticleBuddha Boy with Divine Powers
We have written about the Buddha boy before, Ram Bahadur Bomjon who is trying to attain enlightenment by meditating with minimal food and drink for six years. But there has been a lot of criticism, a...
View ArticleThe Relation Between Long Hair & Extrasensory Perception
We are conditioned to think that hair styling is important and how it makes a cool fashion statement. But in olden times it was a different story. An interesting find revealed that long hair in men was...
View ArticleVipassana ~ A Path to Self Awareness
Vipassana is the way to see things as they really are; it is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation that was rediscovered by Gautama Buddha more than 2500 years. He then taught vipassana...
View Article“If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him”
“Like they say in Zen, when you attain Satori, nothing is left for you in that moment than to have a good laugh.” –Alan Watts The title of this article is a koan attributed to a 1st century Zen Master...
View ArticleDelving into the Realms of Emptiness
“Just as it is known that an image of one’s face is seen depending on a mirror but does not really exist as a face, so the conception of “I” exists dependent on mind and body, but like the image...
View ArticleSurpassing Mentors and Escaping the Master’s Shadow
“It is good to remember that the goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians. In the same vein, my teachings are not meant to...
View Article5 Ways to Suffer More Successfully
“There are two ways to escape suffering in the Inferno. The first is easy: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant...
View ArticleA Beautiful Teaching by Buddha About Using Your Gifts
Here’s a lovely story from Gautama Buddha about a rich father and his poor son, it reminds me a little about the prodigal son, a parable by Jesus. Once there was a very rich man, but due his wealth his...
View Article7 Buddha Quotes to Assist You On Your Journey
“Buddhism is made up of all non-Buddhist elements.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh. Buddhism teaches different ways of realizing the ultimate truths of this life, and also sheds light on the path leading to inner...
View ArticleSeven Signs You May Be Unfuckwithable
“When you are truly genuine, there will invariably be people who do not accept you. And in that case, you must be your own badass self, without apology.” ~ Katie Goodman What does it mean to be...
View Article5 Zen Koans that Will Open Your Mind
“Out of nowhere, the mind comes forth.” ~The Diamond Sutra Koans are self-paradoxical riddles used as a meditation discipline in Zen Buddhism. The point of the koan is to exhaust the analytic and egoic...
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“If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him”
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Delving into the Realms of Emptiness
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Surpassing Mentors and Escaping the Master’s Shadow
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5 Ways to Suffer More Successfully
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