Buddhism is becoming popular in western countries for a number of reasons, The first good reason is Buddhism has answers to many of the problems in modern materialistic societies. It also includes (for those who are interested) a deep understanding of the human mind (and natural therapies) ...
Both Hinduism and Buddhism are prominent religions in the ancient and modern world. They are arguably two of the most popular polytheistic faiths as well. Most people make the mistake of grouping them as one uniform religion, but this is inaccurate. Buddhism and Hinduism do split some ...
什么是佛教 Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from 'budhi', 'to awaken'. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35. 佛教是一种约有三亿人...
The meeting of ancient Buddhism from Asia with modern orientation towards science and technology in the Western world has led to a burgeoning movement that combines these in new and innovative ways. Lacking much institutional structure, but with many shared goals among its adherents, this movement ...
What is Canadian about Canadian Buddhism? Buddhism in Canada is part of a larger global network of Buddhist people, institutions, and practices in the modern world. It shares much with Buddhism in other countries, such as the United States. What, then, is distinctive about Canad... J Wilson...
(1991) book The Embodied Mind attempted to centralise experience in explanations of cognitive capacities by synthesising ideas from biology, philosophy, phenomenology, Buddhism, and dynamical systems theory. What emerges is a recharacterization of cognition as “embodied action” (p.172), as opposed ...
First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. 先说,佛教是既非悲观的,也非乐观的。 If anything at all, it is realistic, 如果一定要说它怎么样, 毋宁说它是「实观」的。 for it takes a realistic view of life and of the world. ...
It should not be thought, however, that anarchism is only a critique of modern civilisation, just “negative” or “destructive.” It is also a proposal for a free society. Emma Goldman expressed what might be called the “anarchist question” as follows:“The problem that confronts us today...
The concept of dependent arising forms the central core of the Buddhism teachings. Dependent arising, also known as dependent origination or the Pratītyasamutpāda, holds that the origin of all things (dharmas) depends on other things. In fact, all other aspects of the Buddhist philosophy are...
Some of the other modern translations have “cravings” rather than passions, which further drives the point home. Whenever I hear this language of craving and desire, I recall my time teaching world religions to middle-schoolers. Buddhism in particular has a lot to say about desire: Life is...