by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 28, 2024 | Buddhism for All
In most religious traditions, miracles occupy a central place. In contrast, in early Buddhism, miracles are at best greeted with “meh”. In fact, Buddhist monks are even explicitly banned from performing miracles in public. The monastic code the Buddha...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 27, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Having read Topics #1 to #12, we hope that you have now gained an excellent understanding of core Buddhism and the direct path to nirvana. And that you also see how Buddhism is joyful, secular, scientific, inclusive, and liberating. We hope that even those of...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 23, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: Susan’s excellent adventure, Part I, Part II, and Part III.) Steps 6 through 8 might jump out at you. Those steps best illustrate why it is important to work with a qualified teacher. This is a challenging path, and like all challenging...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 21, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Continued from Part II.) Step 7: Wrestling with profound resistance. Like Helena finding that her most powerful enemy was an even mightier duplicate of herself, and that her only solution was to charge at it without any hesitation, Susan would soon find no way...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 20, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, We are pleased to announce that the Buddhism For All is now available in Kinokuniya Singapore (purchase link), and it has already made their bestsellers list. And yes, they ship worldwide! You can also buy them in person at the Buddhist Fellowship West...