Dear friends, it is one of the efforts of the GWV to provide resources for the study of contemplative traditions. At present we are building our archives of...
I found this article interesting: Buddhism In Christianity <http://essenes.net/budinchrist.html> ````````````````````````````````````````` Also, I listened to...
yes it was interesting. What is more interesting is the fact that there is no evidence that neither "Jesus Christ" & "Shakumuni Guatama" ever existed as ...
... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lol. There are still some on the fringes who make that claim. You might want to read...
... extemporaneous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LNAO! I meant comteporaneous. There are contemporaneous biograpies of Honen, Shinran, & Dogen. Nothing...
July 27, 2005 Origin of Nichiren as True Buddha Was Nichiren THE BUDDHA? "Shakyamuni, the World-Honored One, is our august sovereign. It is he who is to be...
Hello, I was born and raised a Christian, but after practicing Qigong for a health problem, I have been launched on a spiritual path. Within Christianity there...
... Religions are led by people. People fear change and they fear rival teachers. Teachers want to get paid and they want congregants. Rivals represent revenue...
"Shakyamuni, the World-Honored One, is our august sovereign. It is he who is to be regarded as the supreme object of veneration." -- Nichiren "Of all the many...
... Hello, I was born and raised a Christian, but after practicing Qigong for a health problem, I have been launched on a spiritual path. Within Christianity...
Most people who are new to Buddhism find Chanting Meditation the easiest practice to learn. Also, it is easier to focus if one combines Mantra Chanting with...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dharma_Study_Group/message/702 This text is clearer, and some typos are corrected: Most people who are new to Buddhism find...
sorry about my long abscence. in any case, veneration is usless and to those whom would truly deserve veneration, veneration would seem empty. do you love your...
... sorry about my long abscence. in any case, veneration is usless and to those whom would truly deserve veneration, veneration would seem empty. do you love...
Hello, I am curious as to what people thing about Joseph Campbell. I have just finished reading the Power of Myth and I cannot understand what Campbell is...
... what ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I should not comment, since I have not read Campbell. Some more 'practice" oriented...
I just read my email today and saw a message about Joseph Campbell. The person wanted to know more after reading his book. I read his book and I had to look at...
watching his PBS series helps I think. He is a generalist. meaning he finds the commonality between religions and tries to extract the core to make it is...
Buddhism Portal E-Sangha E-Sangha is an established Buddhism portal that contains a huge Buddhist discussion forum & interactive chat, books and sutras, e- ...
How often should I recite this mantra? I only do five minutes per day, and was wondering if I can do it longer. Also is this a father or mother energy,...
I am not familar with this mantra. Anyone? I generally suggest a minimum of 20 minutes per session for any meditation, and twice a day is best. I consider...
... <rrobinrb@m...> wrote: This is a topic I have alluded to several times. I think it is impossible to understand Japanese Buddhism in general, or the Gosho ...
Ryobu Shinto-Honji Suijaku: The specific doctrine that Buddhist Divinities assume the form of the Shinto gods/jin known as kami. Specific Shinto gods were...
To review, Buddhist practice can be divided into three main categories. The first is receiving the Precept. Then there are two main kinds of Meditation: 1. The...
