In the early 15th century, Zheng He, the famous Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Seas, which boosted trade along the maritime silk routes. For thousands of years the ancient silk routes served as major arteries of interaction, spanning the valleys of th...
thoughts who thinks they know so much that others should follow their teachings. Therefore, if you're not comfortable with reading something different from what they've taught you, don't read.) Zen may be from Buddhism (Actually in my opinion, Zhuang Zhou is a more important source of zen...
Dukhais a Sanskrit and Pali word that can be translated to mean “suffering.” It is an important concept in Buddhism and yogic philosophy. The first of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism states that life is suffering, or life is dukha. Thus, Buddha’s teachings were centered around the ce...
There could be sixth or seventh layers hidden deeply in our mind, which we don't even know they are there or not, just like we don't know if there really is Tao or God , or Śūnyatā / emptiness, or any other concepts referring to the source of everything. (It is possible that...
Buddhism can be seen as a reformist faith that originated in India and found some of its roots in the ancient Hindu texts of Upanishads. Emperor Ashoka was an ancient Indian emperor who embraced Buddhism, and this formed the contempor...
Interestingly, the virtues became even more of a practical moral guide. The virtues replaced were faith, good works, and concord. These are important biblical concepts to Christianity. The apostle Paul reminds us that we are saved by grace through faith, so valuing faith is a no-brainer. Good...
Similar concepts occur in other religious systems - e.g. the Platonic theory of the "pre-existence of the soul" and the Hindu-Jain theory of re-incarnation. Such reincarnation theory involves the transmigration of a soul. In Buddhism, however, it is the unripened karmic acts ...
Dharmais an important Hindu, Buddhist and yogic concept, referring to a law or principle which governs the universe. For an individual to live out their dharma is for them to act in accordance with this law. Dharma is considered to be one of the three jewels of Buddhism, alongsidesanghaand...
At the dawn of history, and in the religion of more recently attested, pre-literate peoples, there are gods. We get used to the idea of such gods portrayed in anthropomorphic or theriomorphic (i.e. animal) forms and embedded in mythological systems, but as we find them, this is not ...
The dancer is being danced. You don’t do the breathing. Time flies because in this space of here and now there’s timelessness. This can be seen and known upon reflection or recollection. Yes, a deep perfect state of flow and the realization of anatta are one and the same. ...