by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 19, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Imagine someone who tried to be physically fit. He studied exercise physiology and learned everything about anatomy, increasing muscle mass, oxygen capacity, and whatnot. Once he did that, he declared, “OK, I’m done, now I’m physically fit!” Obviously that...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 13, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, The Third Noble Truth is about complete freedom from affliction. Imagine a man afflicted by a horrible skin condition. He had sores and blisters all over his limbs, being devoured by worms. When he burned his afflicted skin over a fire, he...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 5, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, If Soryu and I were forced to name one of the Four Noble Truths as the “linchpin” of the four, we would both choose the Second Noble. Because the Second Noble Truth primarily tells us that suffering has causes that accord with natural laws of cause and...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 28, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
In Topic#2 of Buddhism for All, we got to meet the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The most important lesson in learning the life of the Buddha boils down to four points: He was a person. You are a person. He did it. You can do it. In the upcoming topics, we...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 21, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
In Topic#1 of Buddhism for All, we took an introductory look at Dharma and some of the key features of Buddhism. We hope that was helpful to you. Now the real fun begins. For Topic#2, which starts today, we will look at the life of the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism....
