does buddhism make you advanced?
This is a quote from another thread, but I thought it's going to be more appropriate to create a new line of discussion... Nielsio wrote:In retrospect it's interesting to see how unadvanced we all were back them (I'm talking about compared to what I'v

Biggest Buddhist Cult in the World
Foreign Policy is one of my favorite online magazines. Check out this photo essay on a 1,000,000 member cult in Thailand. 23 photos total. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/20/close_encounters_of_the_buddhist_kind?page=0,0 Totally

Buddhist 'whitelist'
Hi all, I've had an idea for another topic which I hope may be of help to people looking to stay with Buddhism but avoid harmful experiences they may have encountered in certain organisation. I will start a list of the Buddhist organisations which I

heresy? how does that fit into Buddhism?
Friday ramblings. I'm curious as to how "heresy" is dealt with in the context of Buddhist theory, history, etc. By heresy I mean the standard definition you can find online, such as "religious opinion or doctrine at variance with

Reiyukai - a modern Buddhist sect
Hi All We often read about different Buddhist sects and New Religions but here is a chance to see a documentary about one such sect, Reiyukai (Spiritual Friendship Society) which was made in the 1970s (and it shows!). The video is interesting becaus

If you have any questions about Buddhism, post them here
Hey, I guess maybe a few of you know me, a few of you don't. Anyway, I'm planning to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Thailand in the next couple of months. I've basically stopped posting on all websites (for quite a while), but I still occasionally browse

Buddhism and the Christian meme
What do Buddhists think of Christianity, Islam, and Judeaism? Why do some Buddhists like Thich Nhat Hanh go out of their way to portray the Abrahamic memes as a viable path? http://www.uq.net.au/slsoc/bsq/budchr0.htm#cont

Is Buddhism for happy people?
Or to put it another way, what would attract happy people to Buddhism? To be sure. if Buddhism just worked as an effective antidote for depression and other sorts of human maladjustments, it would be an amazing social medicine. But it's track record

esoteric buddhist practices
Hello Wayne, In the thread on Steve Murray DVD Reiki attunements you said This goes to what a Reiki initiaton is. The initiations are from esoteric buddhist practices, and are passed down in person, transfering consciousness/ability that way.

Towards a Buddhist Psychotherapy
Towards a Buddhist Psychotherapy C. George Boeree, Ph.D. Shippensburg University Quote:What follows is my effort at showing the relevance of Buddhism to western psychotherapy, especially existential therapy. Although it may not sit well with purists

Monk VS Lay
Do you feel discriminated against? Taken advantage of? Underappreciated? Oppressed? Do monks "train" better than lay people? How do monks really feel about lay people? Have you been pressured to join the monk club? Does the life of

Hinduism vs Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism are two important religions of the world. They have differences between them. Hinduism has no founder, while Buddhism was founded by the Buddha. Today we see Buddha as a fat person but he wasn't fat. Hinduism believes in the

Buddhist connections of the Gokai?
I have read in several places that the Gokai may be written in various buddhist writings, in varying degrees of similiarity. Does anyone have any sources where this could be confirmed? I tend to lean heavily toward the idea that the Gokai are a way o

Soto Zen and Japanese Buddhist History -- beyond mythology - books of note
VISIONS OF POWER: Imaging Medieval Japanese Buddhism by Bernard Faure – Bernard Faure's previous works are well known as guides to some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition of Chan Buddhism and its outgrowth, Japanese Zen. Continuing

"Buddhist Ryan Goslling" -- very funny version of the current internet meme
Buddhist Ryan Gosling