THE RELIGION OF SECULARISM
THE RELIGION OF SECULARISM
- Science is the God of secular religion. Science has the power to solve all problems and has the potential to answer to all prayers.
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Visit India on an easy to secure 30 day online visa
A Visit to India
Namaste
Do visit India.
It is everything you thought it is and more. …
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The Irish hobo (1856 – 1914) who became the first Buddhist monk from the West
The Wild Irishman who became the
first Buddhist monk from the West
Dear Readers,
I received this email on a documentary in progress on the life of the first Western Buddhist monk, a rather wild Irishman, named U Dhammaloka (Dharma of the World). The Buddhist tradition has always attracted its fair share of Western and Asian eccentrics who ordained as monks and nuns. …
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The Buddha and his Dysfunctional Family
The Buddha and his Dysfunctional Family
Just because a man is called “Sir,”
it does not mean he is free from habits and clinging. (Sn.620)
King Suddhodhana and Queen Mahamaya of Sakya engaged in the preparation of the birth of their child due to be born in the land of Koliya, east of the Sakyan kingdom of north India. While en route with her entourage, guards and servants to Koliya (the small kingdom of the Queen’s birth), Queen Mahamaya suddenly went into labour and gave birth to a baby boy under a sal tree in full blossom in the park in Lumbini on the full moon of May of 563 BC. Born into the warrior caste, Gautama had the duty to follow in his father’s footsteps and become the future king as well as enforce the military, political and religious institutions of the nation state. …
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The Wisdom of Political Action
The Wisdom of Political Action
Let him see each arisen state. Let him know that and be sure of that,
invincibly, unshakeably. (MN.131)
4763 words
In the space of two generations, Buddhism in Asia, as a force for tolerance, non-violence, kindness, and wisdom has declined significantly. Civil wars, authoritarian rule, violence and economic plundering have had a major impact on traditional Buddhist culture. The Chinese government has impacted upon the religious culture of Tibet while modernizing its mediaeval infrastructure. As Buddhism takes some form of rebirth in the West, it faces as great a challenge for renewal and revitalization as in the East. Many Buddhists, East and West, remain noticeably mute on issues such as climate change, war and cultural and environmental destruction. …
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