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Adive to Graduates

11 hours agoReligion / Buddhism : IDP Blog

“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all." -- Gautama Buddha Congrats to all.

Molly Hahn: Just Breathe - Today's Buddha Doodle

2 days agoNews : Huffington Post

This Buddha Doodle is available as a limited-edition archival print. Click this link to order: http://bit.ly/18Gk4eZ #af-form-1539194893.af-body.af-textWrap{width:98%;display:block;float:none;} #af-form-1539194893.af-body.privacyPolicy{color:#000000;font-size:11px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;} #af-form-1539194893.af-body...

Better Know A Holiday: Buddha's Birthday

2 days agoLifestyle / Travel : Gadling

xcode, Flickr AKA: Vesakha, Vesak, Wesak, Visak, Vixakha and many more derivatives. When? The second Sunday in May OR the day of the full moon in May OR the Sunday nearest to the day of the full moon in May OR the eighth day of the fourth...Show More Summary

The Fourth Noble Truth

I've been reviewing the Four Noble Truths, and we've reached the Fourth Noble Truth, which is the Eightfold Path. Bikkhu Bodhi said of the Path, "We say that the path is the most important element in the Buddha's teaching because the path is what makes the Dhamma available to us as a living experience. Show More Summary

The Kimchi-ite: Seoul's Spectacular Lotus Lantern Festival

3 days agoLifestyle / Travel : Gadling

Every year, Buddha's Birthday is marked in Korea by a sea of draped lanterns. The holiday itself is not until May 17 this year, but that has not stopped the festivities from starting early. Most streets surrounding Buddhist temples have a colorful array of lanterns strung from their lampposts. Show More Summary

Uni-Ball Pen Releases Racist Commercial Mocking Incarcerated Black Men [Video]

Oh, the joys of being black: What up, homie. It’s wack that 5-0 bust you shifting bricks of da funky buddha. And I ain’t just spitting, yo. Everyday we be respecting wit a 40 on da floor for our peeps

Ed and Deb Shapiro: What the Buddha Might Say to Deepak Chopra

4 days agoNews : Huffington Post

Deepak is definitely helping to create a wiser and more compassionate world through his teaching. He has what the Tibetans call ding. This is similar to confidence but more of a deep inner unshakeable confidence when you are comfortable in your own skin.

Turning Buddhism upside down

There is no scriptural warrant for arguing the Buddha denied, categorically, the self or âtman. Peter Harvey, recognizes this fact also who writes that “the early sources used by the Theravada are bereft of any such explicit denial. The idea...

'The Fruit Hunters' Premieres This Week In L.A.

Thought you were the only whackadoodle getting excited over fingerling limes and buddha's hands at the farmers' markets? Think again. [ more › ]

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road

5 days agoUnited States / Seattle : Slog

I don't know who's painting these portraits on the Burke-Gilman Trail, but I kind of like them. [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Was Buddhism influenced by the Jains?

Some pop Buddhists are always looking for a way to reject the transcendent in Buddhism, as if the Buddha were just any ordinary person—a kind of ancient Stephen Batchelor. When anything transcendent in the Buddha’s teachings pops up, they cry,...

“Rebirth” — An excerpt from Chris Lemig’s The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha

Even at twelve, Chris Lemig knew he was gay — he just didn’t want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance, and fear, he took his first steps into the closet, and so began twenty-three years of drinking, drugs, and attempted suicides. Finally, after being victimized in a hate crime, Chris knew it was [...]

Only if You Beg Me, Brahma

The Pali text titled “The Dialogue with Prince Bodhi” contains a description by the Buddha of his path to awakening. read more

Wagner opera to be revived in a dead language

Jonathan Harvey’s opera Wagner Dream will be performed in Pali, the language supposedly spoken by Buddha 2,000 years ago. The dialect is kept alive by academics. David Pountney, director of Welsh National Opera, has decided it is the most appropriate vernacular for the UK staged premiere of Harvey’s opera. Wagner, by the way, gets to [...]

Buy All The Buddhas You Can Carry From Meatpacking's Ajna Bar

If your home/office/car does not have a Buddha gazing peacefully at you from all angles—monitoring your productivity while you work, reminding you to wear your seat belt, offering tips on accessing hard-to-reach places while showering—you do not have enough Buddhas. Show More Summary

Third Noble Truth

The Third Noble Truth is about the cessation of dukkha (unease, stress, suffering). In his first sermon the Buddha said, "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of dukkha: the remainderless fading and cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, and letting go of that very craving."... Read Full Post

The Ending of Desire

The Third Noble Truth is about the cessation of dukkha (unease, stress, suffering). In his first sermon the Buddha said, "And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of dukkha: the remainderless fading and cessation, renunciation, relinquishment, release, and letting go of that very craving."... Read Full Post

The Old, World-Famous Buddha Bar Is Being Dismantled Right Now

Hey, no more death serum! Quick! Get the handtruck! The contents of the meatpacking district's Ajna Bar (née Buddha Bar) are being auctioned off right now. Yes, the former home of gratitude and withheld gratuities is casting off its once comfy sofas and old leather couches. Show More Summary

A Nominee for most outlandish Buddha Statue… ever?

Courtesy China’s Global Times (thanks to Tricycle’s Emma Varvaloucas, who you can follow on twitter here). The article states: A giant statue of a gold Buddha in Luoyang, Henan Province garnered attention on Weibo recently for sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, jschina.com reported. First posted by Tian Yichen, a social commentator on Sina Weibo on April 22, [...]

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