Love

The similar interpretation concerning Buddhist compassion is also found in Winston L. King who had a detailed survey on the comparison between Christian love and Buddhist compassion18). Some passages from his book will be quoted in the following.Its -highest form and limitless extension involve a state of experience in which one passes even beyond empathy … Leer más

Language and culture

Is there any relarionship between them? Language and culture are intertwined. A particular language usually points out to a specific group of people. When you interact with another language, it means that you are also interacting with the culture that speaks the language. You cannot understand one’s culture without accessing its language directly. “The phrase “language is culture and culture is language” is very meaningful. There … Leer más

Sex and buddhism

Here is how Tibetan monks get around this teaching of the Buddha as found in the book I mentioned above, that you can buy on Amazon and read for yourself: “The Buddha states very frequently that the monks should take absolutely no alcohol and should not have any sexual intercourse or relationships with women. In … Leer más

Is prayer to deities denied in Theravada Buddhism? Did Buddha himself teach that?

Invitation to deities to come and listen Buddha’s Dhamma and sharing the merits to every being (including deities) after chanting are not considered “prayer to deities” by some. Buddhist prayer are something like this: (After taking 5 precepts and before chanting Parrita (for protection), there is an invitation to deities.) ACRD_102 Paritta Chanting (with Pali … Leer más

Christianity in India

According to the tradition of Indian Christians, the Christian faith was introduced to India through conversions by Thomas the Apostle, who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast (Kerala) in 52 AD.[3][4][5][6] According to another tradition Bartholomew the Apostle is credited with simultaneously introducing Christianity along the Konkan Coast.[7] There is a general scholarly consensus that Christian communities were firmly established in the Malabar … Leer más

Fama

La fama no te pone en primer lugar, ni te pone a jugar en primera. La fama la usan quienes piensan estar en primera porque tampoco lo están. No te preocupes por lograr fama en este mundo, ni por usarla para lograr tus objetivos detrás de bambalinas. Lo importante es que Dios te conozca en … Leer más

Cual fue el pecado de Adán?

Islam: la religión del odioBudismo: la religión de la dudaJudaismo: la religion de la rebeldíaHinduismo: la religión del poli panteismoSintoismo: la religión del animi naturalismo Cristianismo: sumisión y reconciliación con Dios, Jesús, nuestro creador. Libertad y amor a la verdad Cual fue el pecado de Adán y Eva?Fue comer del fruto haber tenido relaciones sexuales? … Leer más

Meditacion

El lado oscuro de la meditación: uno de cada cuatro sufre experiencias “perturbadoras” Ansiedad, miedo y percepciones distorsionadas son algunas de las situaciones descritas por quienes las han sufrido, un problema infravalorado.  Más de un 25% de las personas que practican meditación de forma habitual han experimentado al menos en una ocasión algún tipo de situación psicológica … Leer más

Long ages

Malos entendidos se dieron en no conocer la cultura, las escrituras, en interculturas y por ángeles caídos (which they always evoke). “Nay, who is there that cannot easily gather from the Greek writers themselves, that they knew but little on any good foundation when they set to write, but rather wrote their histories from their … Leer más