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Coming Up: How to train a padawan
Friends, By now, you have learned all the Buddha’s core teachings (from Topic #1 to Topic #10). More importantly, you have learned how to put those teachings into practice (specifically, from Topic #6 to Topic #9). And perhaps even more important than...
Introducing Tom – His Journey to Buddhism
Tom is a dear friend of mine, and here's his story of learning Dharma and entering the gates of Buddhism. Read more about his recommendations of Buddhist communities in our Community Page. But first, here's his story. Tom's story I come from a Belgian family and grew...
This week in Buddhism: Pu Xian Bodhisattva (Samantabhadra) Birthday
Coming up on 30th March 2024 (21st day of the 2nd Lunar Month) is Pu Xian Bodhisattva (Samantabadra) Birthday. Let us use this day, to cultivate a Bodhi mind and connect with our aspirations, just like Samantabadra. "Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is a bodhisattva in...
This week in Buddhism: Guan Yin Bodhisattva (Avalokiteśvara) Birthday
Coming up on 28th March 2024 (19th day of the 2nd Lunar Month) is Guan Yin Bodhisattva Birthday. Let us use this day, to cultivate a Bodhi mind and connect to Guanyin's compassion and wisdom in ourselves. "In Buddhist classics, Avalokiteśvara, or Guanyin Bodhisattva,...
Coming Up: Where’s My Nirvana Dammit?
Friends, You have now learned all the Buddha’s core teachings, including all Four Noble Truths, virtue (Topic #9), and “advanced subjects” such as emptiness, karma, and dependent origination (Topic #10). Congratulations. When I started learning Buddhism, I too...
Buddhism.net is on LinkedIn
Exciting News Alert! Friends! Buddhism.net has officially joined the LinkedIn community! And here's the best part: Starting from Chapter 1, we'll be sharing the content of the entire book "Buddhism For All" on LinkedIn! We cordially invite you to join us on LinkedIn...
This week in Buddhism: Shakyamuni Buddha Parinirvana Day
According to the Mahāyāna Chinese Buddhist tradition, Shakyamuni Buddha’s Parinirvana Day is observed on the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month. We extract excerpts from the book, Buddhism for All to share the Buddha's Parinirvana: "Siddhattha became the Buddha at...
This week in Buddhism: Shakyamuni Buddha Renunciation Day
According to the Mahāyāna Chinese Buddhist tradition, Shakyamuni Buddha’s Renunciation Day is observed on the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month. Before Shakyamuni Buddha became the Buddha, he was known as Prince Siddhattha Gotama. Siddhattha means “wish...
Introducing Bill Duane – An Unlikely Path to Buddhism
Bill Duane is a dear friend of mine, and here's his story of learning Dharma and entering the gates of Buddhism. Here's what he says about himself: "Bill Duane is a 16-year practitioner and tech person, mostly in the Vipassana tradition, lately been seen with...
Coming Up: We Need to go Deeper (into the Dharma)
Friends, We have completed our exploration of the Four Noble Truths, which we wrapped up with a close look into right mindfulness (Topic #7), right samadhi (Topic #8), and virtue (Topic #9). What’s next? Well. we need to go deeper.The Four Noble Truths are...
Help These Nuns Take Meng’s Money
Dear friends, This is Meng. Please help these Buddhist nuns take my money. See how below. Buddhist nuns generally have to work much harder than monks because they generally receive less financial support. This community of nuns in California has only one truck, which...
Conversations between Soryu Forall & Reader
The following conversation happened online, on our Facebook page, as comments on a particular post, between a reader A (not his real name), and Soryu Forall. We are sharing it here, with the intention that this conversation may benefit more people, in their journey on...
Lion’s Roar reviews Buddhism For All book
Friends, Lion's Roar just gave a positive review of our book Buddhism for All in their March 2024 publication! "Chade-Meng Tan is a former software engineer who was employee 107 at Google, as well as the founder of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Now,...
Coming Up: Virtue is Badass Awesome
Friends, We just spent 2 entire topics talking about meditation: Topic #7 on right mindfulness, and Topic #8 on right samadhi. Yes, meditation is extremely important in Buddhist practice, but if we ever give you the mistaken impression that virtue is merely the...
This week in Buddhism: Magha Puja or Sangha Day
Coming up on 24th February 2024 is Magha Puja Day, or Sangha Day. "Magha Puja, also known as Sangha Day, commemorates the occasion when one thousand of the Buddha’s followers gathered to hear a teaching together with 250 awakened followers of his principal disciples...
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