I’ve not led a contemplative ‘life’, that much is sure… starting from about age 20 I became interested in various religions and read some aboutBuddhism, Hinduism, the church of Mormons, etc… I have recently started to practice ‘sitting’ again. I don’t follow any religion or adhere...
"Meditation, Trauma and Suffering in Silence: Raising Questions About How Meditation is Taught and Practiced in Western Contexts In the Light of a Contemporary Trauma Resilience Model." Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal 15(2), pp. 274-297....
Hey guys I just starting practicing buddhism fairly recently and I have a couple of questions about the 5th precept.First, I'm curious about how I've seen the precept worded on some websites. I'm not quoting any one site, but I've the 5th precept written as something like "avoid in...
and reflecting a great deal on the power of one determined enough person to bring about significant cultural, social, political change, this was my first direct physical and emotional encounter with the ordinary grass roots reality of what
Those who practice Vajrayana Buddhism believe they can reach enlightenment faster, perhaps in a single lifetime, by focusing on mantras and meditation with the help of an authentic teacher, a spiritual guru. As many as 75% of the people in the Republic of Bhutan follow Vajrayana Buddhism, ...
a feathered serpent. The Assyrians feared the powerful serpent Goddess Tiamat and revered various winged beings. In Japan—where Buddhism and Shintoism are intertwined—Kitsune the fox and Tengu the bird man are powerful shape-shifters who can transform into human or inanimate shapes to trick human...
The same can be said of the Noble Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism. But it must be practiced. And Ideal practice for anybody would be to take any spiritual principle, from the Didache, the Noble Eight-Fold Path, the Neti Neti practice, anything, and do it consistently, every day. It’s...
is said to be Patanjali, who wrote the Yoga Sutra. These scriptures provide a framework for spiritual growth and mastery over the physical and mental body. Yoga sometimes interweaves other philosophies such as Hinduism or Buddhism, but it is not necessary to study those paths in order to pract...
What time-wasting activities can we learn to do without, in order to make time for solitude and meditation? How does the Christian monastic practice of silence and meditation compare with that of Eastern religions like Buddhism? If you are familiar with "mindfulness meditation" or meditation as ...
This false belief appeared in ancient Greece, Egypt, India, China, and Iran in different ways. For example in India reincarnation belief was generalized to all existences and turned into mystic forms in Buddhism and Brahmanism. In conclusion this belief was accepted; Souls who...