Some high level Buddhists have drawn analogies between Jesus and Buddhism, e.g. in 2001 the Dalai Lama stated that"Jesus Christ also lived previous lives", and added that "So, you see, he reached a high state, either as a Bodhisattva, or an enlightened person, through Buddhist practice or...
Buddhism in particular has a lot to say about desire: Life is full of suffering. Suffering is caused by desire. Once, in class, we were reading about Buddhist monasticism, and my students were reacting to some of the precepts that Buddhist monks and nuns have to follow, like not eating ...
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As a Buddhist, it's important to meet Christians where they are. When you experience light, it's hard not to be charitable and say THATS what God IS, aling with the attenuating instructions for how to reach that state. But the Christians are burdened by a view, which keeps them with ...
Angkor Watis an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. ...
Jesus ate figs, which we know from the fact that on his way to Jerusalem, he reached for a fig tree but it was not the season for figs. At the Last Supper
A loving God wouldn’t only let Christians into heaven when the majority of people born into this world died without knowledge of the Bible or Jesus. One’s religion, or rebellion against a certain religion, is often based on the family born into whether it is Christian, Muslim, Buddhist,...
(Confucius Lao-tzu and Buddhist Arhat, Ming Dynasty, painting is located in the Palace Museum, Beijing.) Posted inHuman Evolution,Human Struggles,Unified Theory: Bringing Together Seemingly Paradoxical Elements| Taggedhuman evolution,Lao Tzu,NPR,rat food pellet study,rats,Rembrandt,self help|4 Comment...
Anybody know the wandering Buddhist-entertaining Jewish carpenter's real name? "Joshua ben Joseph" or something like that? Love the bumper stickers. JH| May 6, 2005 06:35 PM Good entry. It's nice to be reminded sometimes that Jesus was worth all the fuss; ...
Oh, oh, Jesus! OOH, OOH, OOH! What would I do Without YOO-HOO-HOO? Throughout, Father notices little congregational singing, and, in his weaker moments, wonders whether there is any congregational praying either. Regardless of the style, paradigm, quality of music or abilities of musicians...