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Buddha - A Fantastic Journey

  • Buddha - A Fantastic Journey
  • February 11, 2012
For the vast majority of our western world knowledge of Buddha and Buddhism is confined to knowing that it involves monks with shaved heads and...
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Hsi Lai Temple - where west meets east

  • Hsi Lai Temple
  • November 19, 2011
The smell of burning incense permeated the autumn air in a light, pleasant way. From within a private courtyard, the banging of drums and chanting...
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Five words that will change your life

  • Questions about life and death
  • October 12, 2011
Every person has different ideas on the afterlife and our soul’s final resting place. Some believe in the cycle of reincarnation, in which a...
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Believing In Mind

  • Believing in Mind
  • April 21, 2011
The great Way has no impediments;It does not pick and choose.When you abandon attachment and aversionYou see it plainly.Make a thousandth of an...
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Unlimited Friendliness

  • Compassion in Action
  • April 19, 2011
May all beings be happy and at their ease! May they be joyous and live in safety!All beings, whether weak or strong - omitting none - in high,...
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Bodhisattva Vows

  • Cultivating Bodhicitta
  • April 19, 2011
However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them.However inexhaustible the defilements are, I vow to exstinguish them.However...
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Why Nicheren Buddhism Works

In this day and age, many people in their search for happiness and meaning in their lives are on quest to try out new religions and self help books...
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Meaning Behind the Ascension of Christ

On May 13, forty days after Easter, many Christians throughout the world--celebrated the ascension of Christ. According to the Gospels, as the...
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Pouring Your Fears into Mugs of Tea: A Spiritual Practice in Tricycle Magazine

In an article in the Fall 2009 edition of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Marc Lesser suggests five ways to make more of your time by doing less. To...
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Would Buddha take the Swine Flu Vaccine?

As of October 23, 2009, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to inundate us with chilling swine flu tales: 46 states report a...
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