Tag Archives: passion

Most people are aware that meditation is one of the most important things to do in all forms of Buddhism. But there are also other practices that most people are not that familiar with like Mantras which can be defined … Continue reading →

I think most people are familiar with both versions of Buddha, the skinny and the fat one.  The original Buddhist image depicted is of him being skinny or of an average body type. It actually has always bothered me that … Continue reading →

Buddhists have been known to be very ecofriendly and one with nature. Over the past few years there has been an intense hype with arguments based on global warming. Whether it is real or not, protecting our environment for future … Continue reading →

I realized after last week that I’ve been breaking one of the major laws in the Buddhist philosophy. I’ve attached myself to a materialistic object and I believed that I would attain happiness and “end all suffering” if I attained this physical object. The … Continue reading →

The concept of Karma originated in the Hinduism religion. Though Buddha himself adopted the concept of karma into his teachings as well and to this day karma has become a widespread idea all over the world. You don’t have to … Continue reading →

For this week’s blog I decided to write about something that relates to my rhetorical analysis essay. Peace, we all hear this and we all hear about the wishing and wanting of world peace. Buddhists are actually very encouraging about … Continue reading →

This summer I went to San Francisco and I noticed that throughout the whole city they had AIDS/HIV awareness ads all over the place. I normally don’t see any of that in my city so it was kind of surprising … Continue reading →

Week 2 There is a big misconception about Buddhism and vegetarianism. There are a lot of people that assume because you’re Buddhist you don’t eat meat. My best friend and I are vegetarian but my reasons differ from hers. She … Continue reading →

I would like to start by saying that my blog will be about some of the Buddhist teachings I follow. I myself am not Buddhist but I do respect the Buddhist philosophy and I enjoy reading about it when I … Continue reading →