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For centuries, spiritual teachers have used Buddhist stories and tales to help students understand Buddhism principles, expand their consciousness, and become more mindful and self-aware. Buddhist stories provide enlightening perspectives on a variety of topics and help you to find your own ways on how to deal with the problems of your daily life, how to […]
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen Master, spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist. He is revered throughout the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling books on mindfulness and peace. The main concept of his teaching is mindful living. He teaches how to live happily in the present moment. In this article, we want to […]
Vasudhara is a goddess of wealth, prosperity, spiritual wealth, and wisdom. She is considered to be one of the 21 Taras, also known as “Golden/Yellow Tara“. This beautiful Goddess brings spiritual and material abundance to anyone who recites her mantra. In this article, I will introduce you to Yellow Tara and share with you her […]
Pema Chodron is one of the best-known faces of American Buddhism. She has devoted her life to inspiring people from around the world to awaken and practice peace even in the most turbulent times. Pema Chodron has written many influential books, such as “The Wisdom of No Escape”, “Start Where You Are”, “When Things Fall […]
In our world, everything is conditioned by the principle of cause and effect. This is reflected in many popular sayings: “What you sow, you will reap”, “What you give is what you get”, “what goes around comes around” and so on. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, a simplified understanding of the law […]
We live in a dangerous time of global warming and climate change. According to scientists, climate change is intensifying natural disasters like wildfires and floods, making them increasingly devastating. If you live on the West Coast like me, you surely noticed the increased activity of wildfires. Whereas the East Coast is hit by destructive hurricanes […]
Heart Sutra, also known as The Essence of Wisdom is a popular sutra in Mahayana Buddhism. Recited daily by many Buddhist practitioners, this is the shortest of the Perfection of Wisdom texts. Heart Sutra practice opens the connection between the understanding of emptiness and the five stages of the path to enlightenment. In this article, […]
For centuries, Zen masters have used Zen stories, tales, koans, and paradoxical riddles, to help students understand Zen principles, expand their consciousness, and become more mindful and self-aware. Zen stories provide enlightening perspectives on a variety of topics and help you to find your own ways on how to deal with the problems of daily […]
Tara appears in many aspects represented by different colors, the most famous of which are green and white. Red Tara is less famous in the West though in the East She is widely known and worshipped. Red Tara is responsible for the so-called “Red magic” or Vashya-karma (dbang gi phrin-las). The function of Red magic […]
When we facing life challenges such as a lockdown from a world pandemic, we could all use a little more zen in our lives. Whenever it’s impossible to find outer peace we need to look for it inside. In this article, I want to share with you 5 Zen principles to live by that will […]
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a British-American philosopher, an author, a poet, a radical thinker, an ex-priest, a mystic, a teacher, and a critic of society. He interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. In this article, we collected the best Alan Watts quotes on the meaning […]
Zen wisdom has much to say about human efficiency, creativity, and realizing our potential as well. It teaches us how we can experience life by applying ourselves fully in each moment. Life influenced by Zen becomes more conscious and we become more calm and peaceful. Therefore, we are so inspired to share with you these […]