Mindfulness was originally shared as a way of achieving complete spiritual enlightenment as a part of Buddhism. By letting go of everything beyond the present moment, the Buddha was able to ascend to a different state of mind. However, despite its long and ancient history, modern scientists hav...
The word mindless is often thrown around to mean acting in an aloof way or without thought. It's usually used inisolatedsituations in which someone does something absent-minded. But Harvard social psychology professor Ellen Langer1says that many people are actually mindless most of the time. Lan...
Some of my past beliefs were that there are soul, creator gods, and other distorted beliefs . . . Came across some distorted practices being shown as good but not pure in nature. After being competent in Buddhism, it helped me to see that some of my own past beliefs were indeed ...
Nothing wrong with anyone practicing Christianity, but let Christianity be Christianity and Buddhism be Buddhism. They are not the same. Christians do not aim to be sotapannas. Christians want to go to heaven and if they are good Christians, they will go to heaven. The Buddhist goal is ...
One should also consider that the vast majority of those that consider themselves Buddhist’s are householders. My guess is that if you are reading this post you are a householder that is practicing Buddhism or have an interest in it. In future posts, I would like to make a case for ...
One should also consider that the vast majority of those that consider themselves Buddhist’s are householders. My guess is that if you are reading this post you are a householder that is practicing Buddhism or have an interest in it. In future posts, I would like to make a case for ...
precisely because of his vigorous promotion that more and more people are now practicing the Ksitigarbha method. Generally speaking, for a beginner, who has just started to enter Buddhism, we monks generally recommend that they read "The Sutra of the Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva". Why?
When we misperceive a person or an object, we may feel anger, disappointment, or annoyance. We need to remember that most of our perceptions are wrong. Practicing full awareness means to look deeply and go beyond our inaccurate perceptions, to see the true nature of everything....
We all want to feel heard, respected, valued, welcomed, and not judged. And this is what those of us with the greatest people skills strive to bring to others. Discover a happier life with Buddhism’s hidden secrets Are you caught in a cycle of anxiety, confusion, and frustration, search...
It is interesting to note that non-Judeo-Christian religions have stories and descriptions of death that seem to explain many of the common NDE traits. Buddhism, for example, describes "the clear light of death," as well as demonic embodiments of moral failure. ...