Later, alone, we do it all over again — naked this time. We invite each other to voice any sensations, thoughts, or memories our touch brings to the surface. When it’s my turn, I try to remember what it felt like in my skin to feel worthy of worship. Not a child being robbed...
Across the globe and as a part of nearly every religion, statues are used as a part of worship. While with most religions the term worship implies that a statue represents a deity, this is not the case with Buddhism. In fact, Buddhist worship is typically called "practice" or "meditation...
Voodoo is not the only religion that comes from the combination of Christian and traditional African forms of worship. Santeria, which originated in Cuba, has many similarities to Voodoo; in Santeria, the loa are often known as orisha. For this reason, Orisha worship is sometimes used as a...
Buddhist sects do view them differently, but generally speaking, Buddhists follow the path by approaching the world with compassion, patience and joy, and contemplating the universe through meditation. The fundamental goals are to cultivate morality (shila), meditation (dhyana) and wisdom (prajna). ...
While Hinduism adopted the Buddha in its mythology, Buddhism adopted the Hindu god Krishna in its own mythology. ... While the Buddhist Jataka texts co-opt Krishna-Vasudeva and make him a student of the Buddha in his previous life, the Hindu texts co-opt the Buddha and make him an avatar...
The so-called Ksitigarbha method is a practice that takes Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva as your own object of worship. How to practice? It is mainly reciting The Three Ksitigarbha Sutras, doing The Ksitigarbha Repentance Ritual, and chanting the holy name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Among The Three Ksitig...
When you cook a meal, eat the food, take a walk, read, or talk to someone make sure you grant yourself permission to do just that thing and without thoughts of what I need to do in the future. I leave you with this Thich Nhat Hanh quote: The heart of Buddhist practice is to ...
aI am able to endure hardship can now do I eat 我能忍受困难可以现在做我吃[translate] a After the temple was completed, it became the center of Buddhist worship in the Sailendra Kingdom until 930A. D.. In that year, the nearby volcano, Mount Merapi, erupted. Tons of ash and lava co...
and you leave with the ghost." In Buddhist terms, it is about "the last life, our present life and the next life." Ghost operas are a mix of Taoism, Buddhism and folk beliefs, which mostly have to do with nature worship; and in the rural area where Tan grew up, they are mediated...
Brahmanism is one of the oldest religions in India and has influenced every other religion that developed there. Brahmanism was associated with the highest caste of Indian society, and it involved Brahmans chanting indecipherable praises to Brahman, their god. In part, the action of chanting was ...