What Makes You a Buddhist?
You may choose to call yourself a Buddhist if you follow the path of Siddhartha Gautama, the man who was born into a royal family in 563 B.C. in the area that is now called Nepal. Early in his life, he realized his royal birth and extravagant wealth offered no more protection against sickness, death, and pain than the lowliest beggar received from his unenviable position in life.
Are You Enlightened?If one has decided to follow the path of the Buddha, enlightenment is the goal. Enlightenment will remove the pain of living within the cause and effect world of this physical world.
How Buddhism Can Help Make a Marriage WorkThe message of Buddhism is of the interdependence and cause and effect of everything. One can see that this concept could be the perfect guide for a happy marriage. The couple who desires a healthful marriage knows that it isn’t about the man and it isn’t about the woman, it’s about the marriage.
What Being a Buddhist Means to You?The path of the Buddha will offer the possibility of living a different type of life, if indeed this is important to one. Modern Americans are very linear in thinking. We work hard to achieve that which we see as the goal. Interestingly, upon reaching a goal, a feeling of emptiness may remain. One may have traded peace-of-mind, integrity, relationships, etc., for the ability to reach the goal.
The Future of BuddhismThe future of Buddhism can be viewed as the future of physics. If indeed it is the truth, Buddhism will be what it will be. Cause and effect will be at play, funneling Creation in the only direction possible.
Sex – What the Buddhist TeachesThe idea of the smallest being as the enormity of Creation will put into words the concept of sex as seen within the Buddhist tradition. Just as the broccoli floweret is the same as the whole, and each tiny portion of the floweret is like the broccoli floweret, is the Creation as compared to the Creator.
Consciousness Rising and The Art of BeingIn years of spiritual practice and study with various teachers, if I have learned anything it is this: The daily routines may differ, the attire may differ, the environment might be mountain cold or monsoon tropical, but the age-old message is the same. “He who thinks he knows, knows not. He who thinks he knows not, knows.” – The Bhagavad-Gita
End Suffering Forever – Buddhist PhilosophiesWhat you are about to read, isn’t a top secret message from a special organization, its common knowledge within Buddhist philosophies. End attachment and you will end suffering. What does this mean exactly? Pay attention, because this can change your life forever and believe it or not, this is something that actually makes sense.
The Science of Intelligent DesignLet me give you an example of what I’m talking about, on this program, they mentioned that you would need a basic information structure, simply to create a single cell animal. This structure of information, would need to come from somewhere and this seems to be the biggest problem, between those who support each theory.
Are You an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Take the Quiz and Find OutEntrepreneurial refers to more than just starting one’s own business. The term also means taking control of life by making ideas happen. An entrepreneurial spirit is a person who is spiritually independent and not locked into any one set of dogmatic beliefs. An entrepreneurial spirit is a person who recognizes the importance of creating a better spiritual life.
Prayer in HumilityPrayer is at its best in humility and sacrifice. Prayer comes with God’s will.
Least Known Biblical Book – Obadiah – “Justice and the End”With a sense of boredom I wondered what to do. A whisper in my soul suggested ‘go to the farthest corner of the Bible-see what you see.’ I obediently selected Obadiah…