By: Ikey Benney Only the TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTH shall set you free For thousands of years, all the world’s greatest spiritual teachers: Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tzu, Bodhidarma, Socrates, Plato, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Osho Rajneesh (and others) have been preaching the same thing to humanity. We can summarize all of their teachings in [...]
By: Andrew Sandon An interesting but exceedingly difficult problem is the one as to what place Zen Buddhism has in Japanese culture. The answer to this question is peculiarly difficult because Zen Buddhism is not and has not been the sole religion of Japan, but during the greater part of its long history in this [...]
By: Linus Leong The beings in the worldly systems are different. There are differences among human beings, and there are differences among animals as well as between humans and animals. These differences are the result of karma. The particular circumstances in which each living being finds himself are the outcomes of the particular set of [...]
By: Gerald Dupre People have found the theory of rebirth in ancient Indian thought problematical in various ways. One of the difficulties of making coherent sense of it is that in some respects the theory is pulling in two different directions, or talking about two different sorts of things. I believe that the reason for [...]
By: Jo Phelps All faiths advocate doing good to one another. They all stress that bad and evil deeds reap bad and evil things. The philosophy of karma is not only in Middle Eastern faiths, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, but has been incorporated into western religions as well, including Christianity and Judaism. The “Golden [...]
By: Linus Leong The Noble Eightfold Path is a comprehensive path leading to the end of suffering. All the steps are interrelated and dependent on one another. The eight steps can be classified into 3 streams of practice; (a) morality, (b) mental development and (c) wisdom. (1) Right Understanding (Wisdom) (2) Right Thought (Wisdom) (3) [...]
By: Mark Jordan Karma is followed and understood by millions of people throughout the world. Many Christian cultures have assumed an idea of karma. For many, it is a more understandable idea than eternal damnation for the bad. For others it is simply natural that the wicked will be punished in some way and the [...]
By: Linus Leong In Buddhism, rebirth is not transmigration. There is no self that is being reborn. On the other hand, rebirth in Buddhism is part and parcel of the continuous process of change, not just in our death and birth. Rebirth is actually manifested at every moment. When we examined our body, though and [...]
By: Manora Buddhism: More than 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained Enlightenment and founded the great Eastern religion, Buddhism. Gradually spreading through Asia, Buddhism became the dominant spiritual force in Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, Mongolia, Ceylon, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Korea and Japan, where it was [...]
By: Arjanyai The main ideas of Buddhism are contained in the statements known as the Four Noble Truths and the Middle Way which the Buddha proclaimed in his first sermon at the Deer Park near Benares in the first year of his ministry. The Four Noble Truths are : 1. The Noble Truth of Suffering: [...]
By: Abbas Abedi What goes around must come around. This is the basic understanding of the “Law of Karma” in the Western world in which it has already become an integral part of the prevailing culture and philosophy. In fact, you can trace similarities between karmic principles and those from modern cultures and religions. It [...]
By: Joanna Garzilli “When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it’s because of karma, some past connection”. Richard Gere Richard Gere is so right on! He understands that when you develop your sensory acuity through practical spiritual applications, you become aware of energy that exists throughout time and space. You then have [...]
By: Nikhil Gangoli The topic of this article is the concept of Karma, which is common to most Eastern Philosophies be it Hinduism or Buddhism. It is said that in the second watch of the night when the Buddha attained enlightenment he gained a different kind of knowledge, which complemented his knowledge of rebirth – [...]
By: Linus Leong Theravada is also known as the “Teaching of the Elders”. This is the earliest surviving form of Buddhism and is commonly found in South and Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. There is a greater focus on mental development of which the emphasis is on meditation. The main [...]
By: Arjanyai Buddhism spread also to countries to the north and northeast of its homeland. But there it developed into a separate form quite different from that practised in the south. To get an idea of it, let us turn back to India. the country of its origin. The division of Buddhism can be traced [...]
