Hi, The latest BAUS Journal issue 85 is now available online... Here is the link: http://www.baus.org/baus/newsletter/2003/nl85ndx_c.html We have pictorial...
Greeting friends -- Could someone tell me the name of the geture when two hands re help together in a prayer gesture? I mean the way Buddhists and Hindi greet...
Thank you Sandy! Yes I think it is Gassho. It that Japanese? Does anyone know what Gassho means in English? I wonder what Chinese buddhists call it? Best, ...
To whoever may shed light on this, Buddha demonstrates in his discourses - dependent origination (therefore emptiness of self or no atman/soul). Many of the...
I am a beginner (about 8 months) and am interested in any suggestions that anyone might have about reading materials and prayers. I would also like to email...
I have practiced for years in LasVegas, moved to Wi. 4 years ago and found no groups ( closer to Debuque)let alone talk about it, is there a kikan somewhere...
The best advice I can give to any beginner, being relatively new to Buddhism myself, is to visit www.buddhanet.net. This is a very comprehensive site with an...
Dear Sirs, Please pray for the Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and the China. Of course, we also should pray for the USA and the Arabic World. The situation of the...
I have began to read any book I can find about buddhism and the path, but I am very disoriented. I comprehend the basic concepts but do not seem to yet see a...
Dear Orlye, basically everything the buddha told us leads to enlightenment, the main objection. Still, you should think well about which sect you want to...
I would suggest that anyone who is lost, or can't seem to understand the way to the path. Find a temple, find a master, because it is just my belief that if ...
I agree that finding a master is very important. There it lies another of my troubles. There is Tibetan Buddhism, Nichiran Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, any...
Even if you went and bought every single book on the shelves about buddhism, you still wouldn't be able to understand it all, to take it all in. Atleast I...
Hi, I find the books of Taitetsu Unno very helpful, informative, and comforting! ... From: [mailto: baus@yahoogroups.com] To: baus@yahoogroups.com Date: 23...
I disagree with some of the suggestions made. I believe that walking the path is different for all buddhists, and I don't think it is nessecary to decide...