True Humility; False Humility

Much thought about humility, and how to instill it, is wrong. True humility comes from a realization that other people have valuable qualities, not from the belief that one does not have valuable qualities himself. When defined and practiced this way, humility becomes a...

Integrative Conception of Human Being

The deeper problem with religions such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and  Buddhism is that the spirituality is seen as divorced from physicality, which leads to similar separation in social reality. The people with spiritual inclinations go into monasteries or...

The Hanging Temple Monastery of Hengshan

"Built in 491, Hanging Monastery is an Architectural Wonder of the World, as it hangs on the West Cliff of Jinxia Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground. The Hanging Temple Monastery of Hengshan literally hangs...

Should all attachments be broken?

Much thought in Buddhism and related disciplines concerns with breaking attachments. While there are many situations in which this is a viable path, there are others in which it isn't.You don't break the attachment between mothers and children while they are still children....

A middle way

A few years ago, I knew a guy on youtube who made these excellent presentations which amounted to clips from movies, music, and his narration. His main message in all the videos was: we're all part of God returning to Oneness. He explicitly rejected the concept of duality as...

Interfaith Unity Walk - Flushing, NY

An amazing show of friendship, cooperation, curiosity, and eagerness - to spread the teachings of the world's faiths so widely professed - was on full display today in Flushing, New York as the third annual Queens...

my integrity

Sometimes, that's all i seem to have.. i wanted to entitle this essay “the loneliness of integrity” to emphasize the solitary aspect but.. i like simplicity and can emphasize the other fact in the body (like i did).. There is Strength in integrity but it sure can be a...

the journey within - part 1

My Korean ex, Moonhee, loved the movie Sin Eater i think partly because of the handsome dude who starred the movie but also because of some profound truths presented by it. i saw the film years ago but only now 'get it' after part of my mystic journey within. (Always remember...

Eight Noble Truths - Part 2

1. All that we see and touch is an illusion.2. The only meaningful reality is in our hearts.3. Our spirits grow when we give love or respect.4. Our spirits shrivel when we subjugate or fixate on physical gratification.5. Before we are born, our spirits cloak themselves in...

Eight Noble Truths and the Noble Twofold Path

All that we see and touch is an illusion.The only meaningful reality is in our hearts.Our spirits grow when we give love or respect.Our spirits shrivel when we subjugate or fixate on physical gratification.Before we are born, our spirits cloak themselves in flesh.When our...

Julian Assange, women's rights, and the depth of corruption

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been issued an international arrest warrant over trumped-up charges of rape. The two women who made these charges have repeatedly said that the sex was consensual and are continuing to say that the sex was consensual. ...

Sedition of Christian Right

“If anything pass in a religious meeting seditiously and contrary to the public peace, let it be punished in the same manner and no otherwise as it had happened in a fair or market" - Thomas JeffersonFor a long time the people of Christian persuasion were telling...

Boddhisattva Issa: Jesus in India

"The Russian scholar, Nicolai Notovich, was the first to suggest that Christ may have gone to India. In 1887, Notovich, a Russian scholar and Orientalist, arrived in Kashmir during one of several journeys to the Orient. At the Zoji-la pass Notovich was a guest in a Buddhist...

Tiger Woods Says He Will Return to His Buddhism after Statement

Tiger Woods says that he will return to Buddhism after the statement today to the media. He said that he was the one that needed to change and that while he has a lot of work to do, he will be looking to his Buddhist roots to help get him through that. ""Buddhism teaches me...

Real Lessons from Darwin

In "Darwin's Deadly Legacy," the author argues that evolution was the reason for the genocides and demicides of 20th century. Nothing can be further from the truth.Anyone who has actual understanding of evolution knows that evolution is based on mutation, and that differences...

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