DateSeptember 10, 2017Updated September 10, 2017Adopt These 7 Buddhism’s Habits and Principles As They Can Change Your Life!ExcerptPosted by Two Spirits, One Soul. Do you know that Buddhist monks always appear present, focused and calm?Continue reading →
DateSeptember 10, 2017Updated September 10, 2017These 10 Brutal Truths About Life Will Help You Get Your Shit Together!ExcerptPosted by Two Spirits, One Soul. Many people easily get annoyed at the fairy tale-like stories, which typically go like this: I had a dream. So then I achieved it! And here I am now giving you advice. However, the truth is that we always have a lot more to learn, despite the fact that Continue reading →
DateSeptember 10, 2017Updated September 10, 2017According to Buddhism, Happiness is Based on These 5 Brutal Truths About Life...ExcerptPosted by Two Spirits, One Soul. Once you learn these 5 brutal truths about life, you’ll be a much better person. We have all gone through some obstacles at a certain point of our lives in the name of survival. We often tend to deny them as they are difficult to deal with. However, as Continue reading →
DateMay 13, 2017Updated May 13, 2017Buddhism is not a Religion—It’s Something Much BetterExcerpt“The dharma that I preach can be understood only by those who know how to think.” ~ The Buddha Posted by Two Spirits, One Soul I get plenty of comments when I say that I’m not a religious person, but I am a practicing Buddhist. Although Buddhism is known worldwide as a religion, for me Continue reading →
DateMarch 12, 2017Updated March 12, 2017The Buddha’s 6 Tools For Overcoming SufferingExcerptBuddha’s Key… There are very few certainties in life. But one thing you can be absolutely certain of- you will have challenges and problems, no matter what. And when those problems come, you’ll only have two choices in how you react: positively or negatively.Continue reading →
DateDecember 29, 2016Updated December 28, 20167 Buddhist Teachings That Will Help You Overcome Life’s Most Difficult Challenges and Find PeaceExcerptWe all essentially suffer from at least one of the below challenges, if not more than one, which is why I feel that connecting with Buddhist wisdom, whether directly or through the lens of your own tradition (if you have one) is so powerful.Continue reading →
DateDecember 18, 2016Updated December 18, 201625 Life Changing Lessons To Learn From BuddhaExcerptThere is so much to be learned through Buddha that are continually relevant in our lives every year and with every circumstance you may face. The simple and beautiful wisdom provides eloquent lessons in life and reminders when you may need them. The following is a list of the top 25 most insightful and life Continue reading →
DateOctober 21, 2016Updated November 11, 201610 Facts About BuddhaExcerpt“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment”. ~ Buddha Bauddha Dharma’ (Buddhism) can be translated as ‘Religion of the Buddha’ or ‘Way of Buddha’. Thus it means following the teachings of the enlightened one. Buddhism was founded in the north-eastern part of India Continue reading →
DateOctober 20, 2016Updated October 21, 2016Buddha’s 10 Rules Of SuccessExcerptBy Matt Caron 1) Find your own path “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on Continue reading →
DateSeptember 30, 2016Updated November 11, 20166 Simple Buddhist Principles To Practice Daily, That Will Change Your LifeExcerptBy Dylan Here are six Buddhist principles that when practiced regularly will change your life!Continue reading →
DateSeptember 25, 2016Updated November 11, 2016The Law of KarmaExcerptI have come to a couple of related ideas which are common in Buddhism and they are the ideas of karma and rebirth. These ideas are closely inter-related, but because the subject is a fairly wide one, we will begin to deal with the idea of karma today and rebirth in another post.Continue reading →
DateSeptember 25, 2016Updated November 11, 2016ReincarnationExcerptBy Takashi Tsuji Do you Buddhists believe in rebirth as an animal in the next life? Are you going to be a dog or a cow in the future? Does the soul transmigrate into the body of another person or some animal? What is the difference between transmigration and reincarnation? Is it the same as Continue reading →
DateSeptember 25, 2016Updated November 11, 2016Dependent ArisingExcerptBy Bhikkhu Khantipalo Upon the Full Moon of the month of Visakha, now more than two thousand five hundred years ago, the religious wanderer known as Gotama, formerly Prince Siddhartha and heir to the throne of the Sakiyan peoples, by his full insight into the Truth called Dharma which is this mind and body, became Continue reading →
DateSeptember 25, 2016Updated November 11, 2016Buddhist EthicsExcerpt~ Unknown Essentially, according to Buddhist teachings, the ethical and moral principles are governed by examining whether a certain action, whether connected to body or speech is likely to be harmful to one’s self or to others and thereby avoiding any actions which are likely to be harmful. In Buddhism, there is much talk of Continue reading →
DateSeptember 24, 2016Updated November 11, 2016Introduction to BuddhismExcerptThis article is intended to give a brief introduction to Buddhism. It will discuss the way Buddhists perceive the world, the four main teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhist view of the self, the relationship between this self and the various ways in which it responds to the world, the Buddhist path and the final Continue reading →
DateSeptember 24, 2016Updated November 11, 2016Setting in Motion the Wheel of TruthExcerptThe Book of Protection By Venerable Piyadassi Thera Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth (Dhammacakkappavattana-Sutta)(1) (The First Discourse of the Buddha) (For seven weeks immediately following the enlightenment, the Buddha spent his time in lonely retreat. At the close of this period he decided to proclaim the doctrine (Dhamma), he had realized, to those Continue reading →
DateSeptember 24, 2016Updated November 29, 2016The Four Noble TruthsExcerptThe first teaching ever given by the Buddha was to five student monks in a deer park. The Buddha spoke of the Four Noble Truths he had discovered while struggling for enlightenment, these are the central teachings of Buddhism. It was the Buddha’s first awareness that life brings with it illness, age, misery and death Continue reading →
DateSeptember 24, 2016Updated November 11, 2016Ten Qualities Leading to BuddhahoodExcerptWhen the Buddha had electrified the ancient world with his teachings and his example, people came to him and asked, “What are you? A god, a saint, an angel?” And he replied: “I am awake.” Within this statement is embedded the heart of Buddhism’s unique position among the world’s spiritual traditions. For as the Buddha Continue reading →