by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 14, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
We are very grateful to and very touched by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for giving his personal blessing to us and to this book. More than anybody alive today, His Holiness is an inspiration who shows me what it is like to be a good practicing Buddhist in service...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 14, 2024 | Buddhism for All
As you may know, the content in this Buddhism For All series is also published in a book of the same title. This Acknowledgement below is the acknowledgement chapter from the book. Meng First and foremost, Soryu and I would like to thank the Buddha, the most important...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 11, 2024 | Buddhism for All
Meng’s Epilogue: It Is So Pleasant to Be In Your Shadow Siddhattha left home to seek enlightenment shortly after his son, Rāhula, was born. After six years of intense struggle, Siddhattha gained full enlightenment and became the Buddha. When he came home...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 9, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: Come, See.) The final story tells us that the Buddha actually had to make up his mind whether or not to teach the Dharma. After his enlightenment, the Buddha spent a few weeks dwelling in solitude abiding in the bliss of nirvana. While sitting under a...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 7, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: Come, See.) This story occurred not long after the Buddha’s enlightenment. He had no disciples at this time, and he was walking to where he knew his five former companions were so that he could teach them the Dharma. On his way, he met his first...
