Today, 2 days later, I don’t really feel much better about her coming. The cafe was good for us though, in that she seemed to respect my presence and aspired to be more centered and positive too. And of course after I told her she talked too much she let me speak as much...
after Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment, he continued his meditation under this very tree without moving a muscle. On the back ofthe Mahabodhi temple, there is an ancient and sacred Pipal tree, and
After undergoing many trials and tribulations, and days of contemplations and meditations, enlightenment dawned on him. It was under a Pipal tree, known now as the Bodhi tree, in the present day Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India that he found the answers regarding the ultimate truth ...
that I didn’t get, but…let’s just say I’ve done some stupid things along the way, whilst telling myself “Hey, it’s for my enlightenment!” (See: “shallow understanding”…) Ah, but what’s worse than shallow understanding? How ‘bout…not understanding? Tough one…I may have...
Kamakura, located south of Tokyo, is home to many temples and shrines with rich history, as well as beautiful beaches that attract many visitors. This guide features the best places to visit in Kamakura along with restaurants, hotels, and other travel ti
to enlightenment, to Nirvana. Free from pain and torture is this path, free from groaning and suffering; it is the perfect path. Truly, like this path there is no other path to the purity of insight. If you follow this path, you will put an end to suffering. But each one has to ...
Enlightenment to me has got too many connotations. Awakening – you begin to wake up. And awakening isn’t this breakthrough, we say you breakthrough and you’re awakened. Actually awakening starts the moment you take this training on, the moment that you’re prepared to turn around and ...
The Buddha images were meant not merely to please the eyes ; but also to spark pious and noble thoughts in the hearts of the onlookers. The Buddha image personified compassion, wisdom, enlightenment and tranquility. The artists, generations after generation, spread over the centuries and across ...
Enlightenment Once Buddha was in a dejected mood as he did not succeed in his Yogic practices. He knew not where to go and what to do. A village girl noticed his sorrowful face. She approached him and said to him in a polite manner: "Revered sir, may I bring some food for you ?
” And you mentioned enlightenment being the only true antidote to suffering. And all the religious traditions talk about the kingdom of heaven within, Sat-Chit-Ananda, you know, we have this tremendous reservoir of happiness within us. So it would seem that, you know, depression is a ...