Looking at the lives of Buddhists such as the late Thich Nhat Hanh or the Dali Lama one doesn’t get the impression of some unfeeling person, instead, they appear to have been people full of life and joyous. The question of will you still have goals? My answer is you most definitely h...
Meditation is a great way of doing this. Buddhists have been teaching the art of meditation for thousands of years, and believe that this is the best antidote to your personal sorrow, calming anxieties and calming any feelings of confusion and anger. When you meditate, you are transforming you...
“In Buddhist literature, dharma often refers to Buddhist teaching and practice in general. In this sense, dharma is used by Buddhists to encompass everything that was taught by the Buddha (or more precisely what a given tradition believes was spoken by him).” Source:Dharma by John Powers I...
The first and foremost command on must do is to “Deny” the “Self”. This is the same word used by Christ when He says that Peter would deny Christ. Denial means a disowning and rejection. When Peter said “I do not know the man” about Christ, he was denying his Master whom he...
the great spiritual leaders often advise beginners on this path to practice meditation, worship, or any other auxiliary method to keep the ideal bright and the mind free from desire for ambition and “self-expression.” It is, however, possible for a few persons to follow Karma Yoga strictly...
However, after all, Buddhists are a minority in both the total Chinese population and the Chinese working class. The Chinese working class1, as the largest group in the Chinese population, is bound to be limited in its understanding and acceptance of Buddhist films by its own conditions, ...
One teacher demonstrates a certain orientalist and stereotypical understanding in stating that all Buddhists learn to meditate from childhood, which is why meditation in the West is not the original practice. Doctrines and precepts are said to be contained in sacred texts, identified in an ...