buddhism

The term Buddhism defines traditions spanning from the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, revered as the enlightened Buddha among his followers. The three main traditions, namely Southern Buddhism (Hinayana or Theravada), Northern Buddhism (Mahayana) and Tantric or Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana) feature a broad array of interconnected philosophies and practices. The Tibetan tantric tradition, along with the Japanese Zen school of Mahayana fame, enjoy the broadest following in the West.

With an abundance of universal principles and an approach bent on introspection, experiment and experience, Buddhism has proven its relevance on the fields of psychology and comparative religion, meditational practices such as vipassana, and even in neurological studies on self-induced mental transformations.

The applicability and level-headedness of its basics in a modern environment has brought Buddhism to many a scenario, including New York subways. Even great scientific minds like Albert Einstein have regarded Buddhism as a befitting future religion, holistic and uncluttered by superfluous dogma and theology.

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Giving the Gift of Peace
New DVDs for those on the path to enlightenment.

by missbobetier / on Dec 19, 2011

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Pope Benedict XVI tweeted recently, joining an already brimming religious conversation on Twitter. Here are a few other great viewpoints to follow!

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “buddhism”

Ilana Meallem: Warrior.

elephant journal — Authority: 606
Ilana is a warrior who uses her heart as her weapon. “When you meet a person who has inner authentic presence, you find he has an overwhelming genuineness, which might be somewhat frightening because it is so true and honest and real. You experience a sense of command radiating from the person of inner authentic ...

6 hours ago

Open Your Heart & Call Out

Tibetan Buddhist Altar — Authority: 122
An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called Coming Alive Here’s a wonderful way for each of us as older practitioners to evaluate ourselves.  Do we feel fresh and new any more?  Not much, right? We keep thinking that maybe soon some kind of refreshing experience will come to us. Oh when oh when ...

1 day ago

When Buddha was a woman – A radio talk with Sandy Boucher

Women News Network - WNN — Authority: 464
WNN Radio release (WNN) OAKLAND, California, U.S.: 2600 years ago, the Buddha created an order of women nuns, but it disappeared after only 1,000 years. Today, Western women Buddhists are allying with Buddhist women in the East to struggle against prohibition on women’s ordination, in places such as Thailand. Kellia ...

1 day ago

Inspiration ... For Today

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
In essence, keep your mind relaxed at all times and accept the manifold experiences of life. Look at all situations with a sense of cheer and humor and, just as we may watch a comedy on the television to relieve tension, we should laugh at ourselves and have no tension -Geshe Namgyal Wangchen

2 days ago

Some Buddhist Inspiration

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
... the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They dont believe that the wisdom of their own mind is the sage... the sutras say, "Mind is the teaching." But people of no understanding dont believe in their own mind or that by understanding this teaching they can become a sage. They prefer to look for ...

4 days ago

More Buddhist Inspiration

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
When someone is suffering and you find yourself at a loss to know how to help, put yourself unflinchingly in his or her place. Imagine as vividly as possible what you would be going through if you were suffering the same pain. Ask yourself: “How would I feel? How would I want my friends to treat me? What would I ...

6 days ago

Let’s Talk About Death

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There are citizens of the Western and European cultures that look upon death as being a sad occasion and final.  This is due in part to analyzing what a deceased may or may not have accomplished in their life.  At other times, the sadness is also based on the fear, loneliness and unfinished relationships with the ...

6 days ago

Settling Back into the Moment by Joseph Goldstein

Download holy books from the Bible and the Quran to Buddhist teachings — Authority: 106
Settling Back into the Moment is selection of verses from the book “The Experience of Insight†(Shambala Publication)by the same author, Joseph Goldstein. In this shortened, but still 167 pages, version he presents the core ideas beautifully illustrated throughout the whole book. The work is handwritten and the ...

1 week ago

charlatans understand Zen

CRON yogitect — Authority: 104
im chronicling my life here. otherwise i might not write about this. should this be titled, "about charlatans"? there is a person  i consider my meditation teacher, because three years ago introduced me to the root teacher, who taught us meditation sutras. he had been for a year and a half saying he wanted to ...

1 week ago

Meeting a Blogging Friend and a Buddhist monk

The Shyness Project — Authority: 94
On Friday afternoon I picked up my friend Angela for a trip to a nearby town.  I was going to meet a long time blogging friend in person for the first time, Kathy from Pocket Perspectives , as well as her friend Jampa , who is a Buddhist monk from New Zealand who would be staying with her for a few weeks.  I was ...

1 week ago

Old faith, new place

The Toronto Observer — Authority: 119
There is an old religion growing in a new place, and Dr. Ian Harris wants to explore this issue in full public view. Harris, a professor from the University of Cumbria in Northern England is now teaching Buddhism studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He made his public debut in the school’s council ...

1 week ago

The Town Known by Tibetan

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The small town Mcleodganj is situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh, This is the must visit place to know the Tibetan history, tradition and culture. Many tourists all over the world every year visit Mcleodganj for learning and studying Tibetan Buddhism and their culture. Tibetans are staying this place permanently ...

1 week ago

Acting Like Animals: Share the Lunch

Daily Squee - Cute Baby Animals — Authority: 130
So I’ve been doing this with my newfound monk-friend for a while now, and I think I’m pretty much certain of something: This guy has to have been a tiger in a past life. He just… he understands me, you know? And he always cooks his rice JUST the way I like it. Humans can be difficult, it’s true, but I’m ...

1 week ago

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/11/2012

BigHappyBuddha — Authority: 110
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didnt learn a little, at least we didnt get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didnt die; so, let us all be thankful." ~The Buddha Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism ...

1 week ago

The Longing to Awaken

Tibetan Buddhist Altar — Authority: 122
An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called Longing for the Guru You were born with the longing to awaken. You were born with a longing to know your own nature, to taste that nature. You were born with a longing and a homing instinct to find your Teacher. You were born with a longing to find a pure ...

1 week ago

You’re on Your Own. ~ Jacquelyn O’Brien

elephant journal — Authority: 606
I’ve been giving some thought to gurus, teachers and our relationships with them. I’ve been thinking about our tendency to give away our power. To invest heavily in someone else seems to reduce our ability to invest in ourselves.

1 week ago

A Preface for the Buddhists

Enlightenment Ward — Authority: 94
I have written a very long rebuttal to the piece that Chris Hedges presented Black Bloc: The Cancer in Occupy. His article is deeply disturbing on many levels, not only because it contains a huge host of inaccuracies and outright mistakes.  My response is on my political website Chris Hedges WTF are You Thinking?  I ...

1 week ago

Remember your New Years’ Resolutions? No? Here are the Buddha’s all 12 (apocryphal) ways to fix that.

elephant journal — Authority: 606
My guess is if the Buddha did New Years’ Resolutions, the Four Noble Truths would’ve looked like this: 1. In life there is time-wasting2. The origin of time-wasting is unconsciousness3. To stop being unconscious you must know what you want and what you don’t want (duh!)4. To know what you want and what you ...

1 week ago

Creating a Virtual Lineage, and the Life of Quan Am Thi Kinh

Mommy Mystic — Authority: 85
In Tibetan Buddhism, each lineage represents all the teachers within it as a refuge tree, as any initiate may take refuge - receive support and transmission from - any teacher in the lineage. This is the Nyignma school tree, clickthrough for others. I haven’t added any posts to the Women Mystics section of this ...

1 week ago

Archbishop Tutu in Dharamsala: HHDL the ‘most peace-loving person on this earth’

Dharma Monkey — Authority: 85
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, shares a light moment with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the courtyard of Tsug-la Khang during a public welcome ceremony held in honour of Archbishop Tutus first visit to the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamsala on February 10, 2012. ...

1 week ago

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