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

My Trouble with Buddhism...
I love Buddhism and its teachings a great deal and have learned a lot and know there is much more still to learn. There is still a great deal of cultural baggage and I'm very curious about its teachings regarding awakening and enlightening and am deeply

more books about Critical Buddhism - mostly coming from Japanese sources
CRITICAL BUDDHISM by James Mark Shields – In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with the publication of several works by Buddhist scholars Hakamaya Noriaki and Matsumoto Shiro,

Paranormal Sightings
I have been investigating paranormal sightings for many years, including unidentified flying objects and related incidents. Couple years ago during one of our Virginia MUFON meetings, about ten attendees along with myself and other field investigators,

Paranormal Witness Wanted
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A PARANORMAL EVENT? Do you have a true and extraordinary story to tell about a haunting, possession, poltergeist or UFO sighting? If so we would like to hear from you. Raw TV is making a new drama-documentary series for Syfy

Paranormal Movie Discussions
I just got back from seeing The Rite. It was about a guy who entered the priesthood training to get a college degree and then was led to take Exorcist training in Rome. Having been raised and trained to be a mortician, the young man was not startled by

Labuan Paranormal
Assalamualaikum semua. Saya kongsikan sedikit aktiviti paranormal team SI dan HPI di Labuan. Aktiviti kami dirancang secara spontan, jadi tiada persediaan langsung yg dibuat selain membawa lampu suluh dan kamera touchscreen kepunyaan member. Ahli2

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

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

Best paranormal film
What do you think is the best Paranormal film ever made , please give a small explanation as to why you think its the best.

Loss Buddhism in Java
This is the height and great secret in indonesian spritual, about Buddhism Deva, ghost java vs Wali Muslim. In indonesian can not publication. Why Busshism loss in Java? And Buddhism will come back in Java after 500 years old. Now buddhism coming in

Quantum Buddhism
Quantum Buddhism is an ideal path for the enthusiast of spirituality & science. Co-founded by Francois Lepine, a Buddhist bishop in the pure land & Vajrayana traditions. Although a modern day enlightened master, and having had some personal contac

Can a Paranormal Experience be a Scientific Discovery?
I'll start by answering my own Question. I believe that the experience I had with some highly charged plasma or gas in the form of a face and showing both reactionary emotion and awareness to my prescence by flying mid air to confront me was proof enough

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