A couple of months ago, I had the honor of sitting in on a lecture by his holyness, the Dalai Lama. I couldn’t help but wonder about the origin of his path. He had an amazing joyfulness.
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Buddha and Buddhism
On August - 24 - 2009Comments Off
Most of us have heard of Buddhism, but what exactly does it mean?
The founder of Buddhism, called Buddha, Gautama, and Sakyamuni, lived about 500 years before the birth of Christ. He was the son of a king of Magadha (the modern Behar), and is said to have lived, for some time, a life of secular [...]
The Province of Bihar
On July - 17 - 2009Comments Off
by Ranju Bhusan
Bihar is a state in the northern side of India. The state of Bihar is situated in the Southern side of Nepal. On the west lies another Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and in the east there is West Bengal. Bihar is considered as the Hindi heartland of India. Here the Buddha delivered [...]
The goal of the universe hast thou reached
On July - 3 - 2009Comments Off
When we look at the teachings of the Masters, such as the Buddha, how do we translate those teachings into our world? Most every thought we have, and every act we have seen, is seen through the eyes of our comparative nature. Thus our exploration of the acts of spirit are often [...]