buddhism
buddhism
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by Bruce Burnett - 2007-01-27
Japanese gardens have a complex history dating back nearly 2,000 years. Unlike the English landscape garden, its Japanese counterpart does not seek to copy nature, but to present an idealized concepti...
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by Rick Martin - 2006-12-28
The eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism, translated from the Sanskrit 'Ashtamangala', are very popular in Tibet and are used for Tibetan jewelry. It is said that Buddha didn't like to be worshiped...
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by Girish Menezes - 2007-01-31
There were ten thousand screaming Buddhas all dressed in white robes dancing around me. The room was erupting into organised chaos to the wild beat of the music…and then…silence. Osho walked into the ...
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by Fred Stone - 2007-01-31
SamsaraIn the time of Buddha's enlightening most people in India believed in reincarnation. In Buddhism as well as in Hinduism the thought about rebirth is one of the strongest components of the two ...
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by James Bowie - 2007-01-29
Buddhism as a religious tradition started during the life of Buddha who was known as Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Shakyamuni.Buddha was born in India around the end of the sixth century.The te...
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by E. Raymond Rock - 2007-02-16
Open any sacred book and in no time we will be reading about the consequences of desire. In Biblical times David said, "The cords of my sins, which are my desires, have constrained me round about." Th...
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by E. Raymond Rock - 2007-02-17
When we satisfy our Wanting Bugs, They makes babies. But it feels good when we satisfy our wanting bugs, so good, in fact, that baby Wanting Bugs don't seem to be any problem at all . . . at least not...
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by E. Raymond Rock - 2007-02-25
The first and most important question to ask ourselves is why we want to be creative. If our answer is not profound, then our chances of becoming truly creative are slim. Creativity arises in absence ...
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by E. Raymond Rock - 2007-02-25
We all seek happiness, the bank robber, as well as the preacher. The Pursuit of Happiness is fundamental. So why aren't we happy? We have happy moments, but as we become older, the happy moments becom...
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by E. Raymond Rock - 2007-02-27
What if we didn't have to worry about heaven or hell! Wow! Then we could play with our Wanting Bugs all day, and all night, too! We could follow every little desire and lead a self-indulgent life comp...