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Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment

by ripplemaker

This musical is about a Prince who gave up the comforts of his home to seek for enlightenment to help people find joy and peace in a world of suffering. This story is based on the life of Siddhartha Gautama,... published 6 weeks ago

41 comments    philippines buddhism buddha

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Fasting and meditating for 100 days. Part 11 (days 86-96)

by The Indexer

This is a continuation of the log of an Englishman who became a Buddhist priest in Japan. As part of his initiation process he fasted on a mountainside for 100 days. Day 86. Thursday 25th December Happy... published 19 hours ago

0 comments    japan buddhism fasting

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Pagan Prayer Beads

by relache

Prayer beads can be a useful tool for meditation or focusing spiritual energies. And they can be non-denominational or multi-demoninational too. published 3 months ago

6 comments    spirituality crafts meditation

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed

by BartholomewKlick

The Parable of the Mustard Seed is, perhaps, one of the most famous stories from the Pali Canon. This is my interpretation of the Sutta, to be clear. I understand very little Pali and less Sanscrit, so this... published 6 months ago

6 comments    death buddhism enlightenment

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How to Become a Buddhist

by Ananta65

I am not a practicing Buddhist. In the past say two years I have done some (non-extensive) research of Buddhism however and I have come to appreciate many of its principles. Siddhārtha Gautama was born in 623... published 5 weeks ago

2 comments    how to religion buddhism

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What is the meaning of the spoked wheel in the flag of India?

by Rmnathan

When India's National flag was adopted in the Constituent Assembly, the then Vice President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan explained the meaning of the spoked wheel that featured in the centre of the flag as follows:... published 10 months ago

5 comments    india culture buddhism

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Fasting and meditating for 100 days. Part 10 (days 80-85)

by The Indexer

This is a continuation of the log of an Englishman who became a Buddist priest in Japan. As part of his initiation process he fasted on a mountainside for 100 days. Day 80. Friday 19th December BBC interview... published 3 weeks ago

1 comment    meditation japan buddhism

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Fasting and meditating for 100 days. Part 12 (days 97-100)

by The Indexer

This is the final part of the log of an Englishman who became a Buddhist priest in Japan. As part of his initiation process he fasted on a mountainside for 100 days. Day 97. Monday 5th January Cold. Light... published 19 hours ago

0 comments    japan buddhism fasting

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The Other Evolution of Religion

by pgrundy

I have a license plate holder on the back of my car that proclaims: Jesus was a liberal Jew You can purchase one for yourself if you like, plus lots of other cool heretical merchandise, at... published 5 weeks ago

42 comments    religion spirituality bible

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Zen Buddhism

by H. P. Loveboat

In his essay for the Chicago Review, Alan Watts attempts to demonstrate the true nature of Zen. The essay was written to counter some of the forms of Zen that are straying from the true experience: "beat Zen,"... published 5 months ago

2 comments    religion buddhism enlightenment

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