Religion. The word has a different meaning for anyone you ask, even those who ascribe to the same faith or sect. It is a very personal thing that links many communities as well as entire nations and regions. As a…
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Religion-A force of good
Tagged with: belief, Citizens United, community, faith, freedom of religion, harmony, pathway, peace, religion, Seperation of Church and State, unity, universalism
Posted in Musings, Soical Policy
Posted in Musings, Soical Policy
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
Winter Blossoms
Chill blanket of white- Cloaks forest and field alike. Pink promise of spring.
Tagged with: cold, emotion, faith, Four Gentlemen, Haiku, harmony, hope, journey, late winter, meihua, plum, plum blossom, promise, Prunus mume, seasons, silence, snow, symbology, Three Friends of Winter, ume, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
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
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Posted in Locations
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 