Lately, I've been extremely irritated by the view put forth by China that Taiwan is merely a 'province of China' and not an independent country. It has no basis in the reality, yet more and more people can been seen online advocating this view. Forget about the Palestinian recognition, that's...
Hi, everyone. Today I would like to put forward a topic pertaining to Buddhism, its analysis of reality, the conclusions it draws and the solutions that it presents us with. And, more broadly, why I disagree outright with those solutions. I would remind the reader that I've been within the...
Why is there such a strong Indian presence to a lot of the iconographic Christian art? Specifically, what's up with all the hand gestures in Christian art, which - let be honest here - look pretty damn much like Dharmic mudras. No hand gestures are described in the Bible, so where did they come...
I was wondering, how are the Asian new religions represented on this forum? Whether it be Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, there are numerous new religious movements in existence that sway notable influence in those countries (particularly the Japanese ones and some of the sinitic...
Kama Sutra - Tripitaka.
"If one, longing for sensual pleasure, achieves it, yes, he's enraptured at heart.
The mortal gets what he wants.
But if for that person longing, desiring the pleasures diminish,
he's shattered, as if shot with an arrow. Whoever avoids sensual...
So, folks, recently I became endlessly fascinated by the Shintō philosophy and spirituality. I wonder if there are any other people on this forum who would already have experience in Shintō practice, and could give me their insight on the matter? For example, about the Kamidana...
I think Multiverse theory is quite interesting, and also a satisfying theory in its own right to explain the "great beyond". The question is, how do you people, holders of various beliefs and views, regard this theory? Do you find it conflicting or do you find it fitting with your views? I.e...
**This is a question open for Buddhists to ponder, but members of other Dharmic faiths (Hinduism and Jainism) are invited to join and to exchange thoughts**
So, I think I have perfected my line of thought regarding certain aspects of Buddhism, and I'd like to address them here to put them...
Soooo, I bet this has been adressed like a gazillion times on this forum, but I am gonna do it again anyways...
We all hold, that the belief (or any world view for that matter) that we adhere to is the one that makes most sense to us and, ergo, by all accounts should be true. However we find...
So now, either this idea of mine has been debated/handled many many times before me, or alternatively it goes to show how little my understanding of the Buddhist reality truly is; in any case, I want to get some feedback to cool out the massive flux of thoughts I've been having lately.
Now...
I do have to admit it, I kinda feel like a sellout: I have moved from Confucianism to Zazen Buddhism and plan to remain there. Only problem is that something in my head tells me that its cheap to change, but then again, after learning about all the things related to Buddhism over the course of...
Yeah, what do you think? I kinda have love-hate relationship towards this idea...on the other hand, I would love nothing quite as much as living in Confucian State, dedicated to heavenly virtue, study and worship of Heaven. However, an individual cannot be forced on something...it was precisely...
Sometimes it seems I am all alone on this boat, lol. Most people appear to consider Confucianism as a philosophy rather than a religion, and there certainly are many strictly philosophical schools within the faith. But for me, it has always been religion, prior, during and after the conversion...