Understanding Tien Tai Sect (Part 4) The Practice in Tien Tai Sect The Tien-tai sect emphasized the contemplative insight into mind [觀心]. Contemplation and wisdom are just like legs and eyes respectively. One cannot reach the destination without one of them. There are two aspects in contemplative insight into mind, […]
Monthly Archives: June 2018
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Real-life Experiences of Accidental Time Travellers by Stephen Wagner Time machines might only be available in the movies, yet many people have experienced unexplained events that seem to be temporary but very real slips into the past and the future. What date would you go if you could travel through time? […]
Understanding Chan Buddhism (Part 3) Chan and Dhyana Though Chan is the Chinese transliteration of Dhyana in Sanskrit, it is not of the same context as Dhyana in its own sense. Dhyana in Sanskrit means high bliss states (or called Samadhi) achieved through the processes of meditation (known as Samatha […]
10 Inspirational Quotes from Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla is one of the most creative and talented inventors in the history of mankind. Had it not for his ingenuity, we wouldn’t have many of the modern lifestyle conveniences – AC electricity, radio, television, Tesla coil, fluorescent lighting, neon lighting, radio control […]
