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hrtScholar
An exiled Tibetan prays near the Tsangpa Monastery in Dharmsala, India http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/world/asia/23tibet.html?hp The Heart of the Buddha By His Holiness the Dalai Lama Forget all the fancy meditation practices, says His Holiness the Dalai... More »
Sean
In last Saturday’s Washington Post, Karen Armstrong, a respected expert on comparative theology, reminds us that compassion is the cornerstone of each of the world’s major religions. All the great religious sages insist that compassion... More »
Global Oneness Project
Buddhist teacher, former inmate and founder of several prison service organizations Fleet Maull talks about life behind bars. Even in the hostile prison environment, Fleet found that people would eventually reveal their humanity, which inspired... More »
lomc18
Convince me of Christianity.... I need someone to make their BEST attempt to convince me of Christianity. I have no answers to where life began, but I have plenty of questions. I want something to... More »
Taikunping
UNSEEN FORCES The mind is an activity that influences the physical behaviour of all living beings. Although this mental activity is associated with every cell in the human body, its controlling centre is the brain. ... More »
Peggy J
Not allowing my mind to get hooked into mindless rampaging thoughts - mine or others' I keep tuned to energies/thoughts that lead me to kindness, compassion, clear thinking, joy even in sorrow.... Some of my... More »
Michele
"In this complete interview, Tibetan Buddhist teacher His Holiness the 17th Karmapa reflects upon the meaning of oneness in this age. Noting how values of oneness hold the Tibetan culture in exile together, H.H. the... More »
James Baquet
How a kid I met in a temple--whom I named for my friend who had died of cancer--turned out to be a cancer survivor himself. Read more at www.jamesbaquet.com
James Baquet
My blog at www.jamesbaquet.com is entitled "Gurus and Goofballs." Part of its mission is to detail my meetings with some of the great and not-so-great. Today's post (and the next) is about a great man,... More »
dharma_800
Reincarnation happens because of some unfulfilled desire(s) and to want to fulfill them in another life. We don't take any memories or knowledge with us, but apparently the 'skills' or habitual patterns of our former... More »
