“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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History
History, in all its forms, gets a considerable amount of attention from humanity as a whole. While much of it lays a basis for the culture and society of today, questions arise on how valid or even how truthful it…
Tagged with: animism, belief, Bible, Buddha, culture, Darwin, Descrtes, Dharmmapada, Discipleship, enlightenment, faith, harmony, history, history is written by the victor, history is written by the victors, humanism, Jesus, journey, Lao Tzu, path, society, Tao Te Ching, taoism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Oshima Japan
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…
Tagged with: Buddha, Buddhist, Buddhist Monks, Buddhist shrines, Chen Buddhism, forest, gorinto, island, Lotus Sutra, Matshushima, meditation, meditation caves, Monks, nature, Ojima, Oshima, retreat, shrines, solitude, walking meditation, zen, Zen Buddhism
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Plum Village, France
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,…
Tagged with: Bodhisattva, Buddha, community, Dordogne, Enlightened Being, fellowship, Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, France, Mahayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhist Tradition, meditation, meditation center, meditation centers, mindfulness, monastic retreat, Order of Interbeing, peace, Plum Village, Thenac, Thich Nhat Hanh, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, walking meditaition
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
Harvest Blessings
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,…
Tagged with: blessings, Buddha, celebration, community, energy, gift of life, harmony, harvest, holiday, humanity, Kathina, Lammas, life, Mid-Autumn Festival, nature, Niiname-sai, peace, reap and sow, reflection, resolve, sharing, Sukkot, Thanksgiving
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
*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…
Tagged with: Ashoka, Ashoka pillar, birthpalace, Buddha, Buddhist, faith, fellowship, gardens, history, hope, journey, King Suddodhana, Lord Buddha, Lumbini, meditaition, monastaries, monk, Nepal, pilgrimage, Queen Mayadevi, reflection, Shakya Prince Siddharta Gautama, shrines, Siddhartha, silence, suptas, temples, viharas
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Yuèyá Quán
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…
Tagged with: Buddha, Buddhism, China, Christianity, Crescent Lake, desert, Dunhuang, Earth Religions, faith, Gobi desert, harmony, hermatige, Hinduism, journey, Judaism, Mogao Caves, nature, oasis, pathway, pilgramige, reflection, retreat, Silk Road, The Crescent Lake Oasis, Tribal Religions, Western China, Yuèyá, Yuèyá Quán, Zoroastrianism
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Hands Stained with Soil
Sweet potato meek- Humble worker in field. Serendipity.
Tagged with: Buddha, common man, community, emotions, farming, fellowship, field, growth, Haiku, humble, modesty, nature, pathway, peace, serendipity, simplicity, strength, sweet potato
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
The Silk Road
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.…
Tagged with: Buddha, Buddhism, China, Dunham Caves, fellowship, individual, Islam, journey, Mogao Caves, pathway, reflection, self, shrine, Silk Road, Sugong, walking, walking meditaition
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 