The immigrant Buddhists in the West are generally far more numerous than the convert and new age Buddhists. Their numbers are, however, extremely difficult to ascertain. This article discusses the methodological and theoretical problems in quantifying immigrant religion and the challenges of ...
Many of these Buddhists in the Nepalese valleys celebrate the entirety of the five-day celebration of Diwali as the Nepalese Hindu Diwali-Tihar Festival. This is done as a reflection of thefreedomthat these Buddhists enjoy in the MahayanaBuddhisttradition. This freedom allows them to worship any ...
Pursue your goals, but make it your purpose to be happy during the journey, not the manifestation of these things you think you want in the future. If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.―Roy T. Ben...
Many Buddhists light candles at their shrines, where the candle's light represents the enlightenment they seek. In Wiccan religions, candles represent gods and goddesses and are common during religious ceremonies [source: National Candle Association]. Candles can be incorporated into your home in...
Buddhism is a world religion, so temples exist in so many countries. You may want to become a regular member for years before trying to become a Buddhist monk. Step 3. Prepare For The Monastic Life In order to begin the process of entering the monastic life, you must have already become...
Mindfulness meditation, however, refers to a popular kind of meditation that is known to Buddhists assamatha. If you’re interested in combining the two into a simple mindful meditation exercise, then I recommend this simple blueprint. In the following section, I included 14 steps for adding me...
s that are not monastics. In fact householders would be the vast majority of Buddhists. I would never want to give the impression that any of these challenges are insurmountable. To me these are some of the challenges not to be confused with impediments. While not an exhaustive list, these...
Too many Christians and Buddhists running around, and while they are peaceful folks, they can’t make a rose bloom worth a damn. So here I was, a bright Saturday morning, looking at the yard and deciding I needed to remove that big weeping willow tree that was threatening to stop up ...
. There is Good and there is Evil and the Vatican exists in a sinful world to help the rest of us tell one from the other. To claim now that the Church never really led society but was a mere weathervane, blamelessly reflecting whatever morals happened to be in fashion at the moment...
Self-confidence and self-esteem often go hand in hand, but they aren't one and the same thing. In particular, it is possible to be highly self-confident and yet to have profoundly low self-esteem, as is the case, for example, with many performers and celebrities, who are able to play...