Since I have had my life time alotment of radiation (4000 Rads) for my non-hodgkins lymphoma, I wonder if a note from my doctor would get me a pass. Or maybe...
Feelings of anger, bitterness, and hate are negative. If I kept those inside me they would spoil my body and my health. They are of no use.His Holiness The...
I don't know what the Buddhist view is but there is no way I am stepping in one of those full body scanners. Not only do they expose you to radiation but they...
I haven't heard an established buddhist statenment on body scanners. I did hear on the news that the Pilots Union/Association is not at all pleased by these...
Dear Kshama, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Please do make the correction that The Founder of The Buddhists Society of India : Bodhisatva Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. It is a...
Hi, In Buddhism, they talk a lot about suffering and pain and how it is a part of life. But is it okay to talk about our pain? I am one who thinks that...
While you are engaging in the practice of giving you should do so with great happiness and radiance on your face. One should practice giving with a smile and...
Compassion is not true compassion unless it is active. Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, is often represented in Tibetan iconography as having a...
When you are practicing meditation, it¡¯s important not to get involved in mental commentary, analysis, or internal gossip. Do not mistake the running...
Dear Friend, Those who having detailed information about publication of Hindi Transalation of Dr Ambedkar Writting & Speeches,They may contact with Hon. Dr....
It is easier to generate compassion while visualizing a sentient being who is very destitute, but we need also to reflect on persons who do not seem to be...
Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. His Holiness...
To deepen your gratitude towards all people, it is helpful to reflect on the unintended kindness of those who provide goods and services without necessarily...
Good evening, Jane While I can't equate the inner teacher to any of the theistic references, I can understand how one could make those inferences on the...
I often believe that the basic goal or end of life is happiness, satisfaction. I believe that our existence is very much based on hope. His Holiness the Dalai...
Hi John, I was puzzled by this Nov. 6 quote from Sogyal Rinpoche: "Our buddha nature has an active aspect, which is our ¡°inner teacher.¡± From the very...
Good afternoon, Jane. I'm not to sure if you mean by "becoming obscured" the teaching that the Dharma will become "obscured" in what is termed the Degenerate...
"Becoming obscured" is a concept I'm not familiar with in Buddhism and seems surprisingly similar to a fall from grace, original sin, ejection from Eden. I'll...
Powerful USA President Mr Barack Obama's India Visit: But no visit to Dr Ambedkar's Chaitya Bhoomi Mumbai or New Delhi. Recentely powerful USA President Mr...
Even though that which is usually called ¡°mind¡± is widely esteemed and much discussed, Still it is not understood or it is wrongly understood or it is...
After all, it is no more surprising to be born twice than it is to be born once. VOLTAIRE ¡°If we have lived before,¡± I¡¯m often asked, ¡°why don¡¯t...
The Self-cherishing attitude makes us very uptight; we think we are extremely important, and our basic desire is for ourselves to be happy and for things to go...
Buddha Dhamma Conference will be held at Lucknow (UP) on November 20-21, 2010. The Buddhists Society of India Branch Lucknow (UP) will going to organize "...
Projections bring about the powerful emotional interaction between external objects and ourselves: people or things we desire. From example, when we are...
For proper development I feel that we need a well-balance education. We need inner spiritual development to acquire a warm heart, which is the basic...