“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” –Luke 6:31 “One should seek from others the happiness one desires for himself” –The Buddha “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own…
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” –Luke 6:31 “One should seek from others the happiness one desires for himself” –The Buddha “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own…
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Oshima or Ojima is a small pine covered island in the Matshushima prefecture in Japan. Once a meditation retreat for Zen (Chen) Buddhist Monks, it is now a walking tourist destination. It is accessible by a walking bridge from the…
What follows is only a shot introduction to the Plum Village and with it Thich Nhat Hanh. I encourage readers to follow the link at the bottom to learn more. Plum Village is a Buddhist Monastery started in Thenac, Dordogne,…
While it may seem cliché, the next few days are a time to reflect on what blessings we have in our lives. Fall is the time of harvests for many different faiths and philosophies, a time to prepare for winter,…
*copied from the UNESCO World Hearitage Site* Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected…
Yuèyá Quán or Crescent Lake is an oasis in the Gobi desert some 3-4 miles from Dunhuang in Western China. The Crescent Lake Oasis fulfills the water needs of a small population of farmers and residents. Home to one of…
Sweet potato meek- Humble worker in field. Serendipity.
The Silk Road was a series of routes leading from China to Western Civilization. Used primarily as trade routes, these heavily used pathways also allowed the transmission of Buddhism, Taoism, and other religious and cultural practices along its great length.…
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