Ten Types of Salvation by Guan Yin in the Lotus Sutra Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, also known as Guan Yin (Chinese), Kannon (Japanese), Chenrezig (Tibetan), or Goddess of Mercy, is one of the most renowned and popular bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, particularly Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism. Guan Yin appears in Chapter […]
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20 Inspirational Quotes about Happiness Do you want to feel on top of the world? Is joie de vivre the natural state of your life? Everyone wants to be happy. Yet, happiness becomes so elusive for those who are battling with various challenges of life. As for most people, the […]
20 Quotes about Meditation in the Lotus Sutra Meditation is one of the practices in both the Eightfold Path and the Six Paramitas. In Buddhism, the practice of meditation is to cultivate and discipline the minds so as to develop wisdom to perceive true nature of life. In Western […]
One day, the Buddha went for a walk with Ananda. When the two reached the outskirt of the city of Sravasti, they saw an untouchable coming toward them carrying a bucket full of excrement. The untouchable, whose name was Nidhi, saw the Buddha and Ananda at the same time they […]
Don Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican author of the book – Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Published in 1997, the book was a New York Times bestseller for more than seven years and 5.2 million copies were sold in the U.S. alone. The book Four Agreements advocates personal freedom from beliefs and […]
During the Buddha’s time, there was a woman who was in extreme misery after the death of her only child. When she asked the Buddha to revive her son, he said, “Go and find a household which have never known death and ask for some kusha grass for your son, […]
One day, while the Buddha was residing at Vulture Peak meditating, a messenger came from his father’s palace to tell him that his father was seriously ill. The Buddha quickly settled matters in the monastery, and went to see his father. When his father, who was ninety-three years old, saw […]
30 Inspirational Quotes that are Poetically Beautiful I love quotes, especially those quotes that are not only delightfully inspirational, but also stylistically elegant and poetically beautiful. It is impossible to list all quotes that are as uplifting as they are poetic. Here are 30 thought-provoking quotes that have infused a myriad of […]
Buddhism is happiness, joy, and exuberance. Nothing is more delightful than the Joy of the Law of Buddhahood. It is not surprising, thus, that a total of 158 number of happiness-related words appear in the Lotus Sutra. Let’s take a look at the facts & figures: joy (欢喜) – […]
