Blogs Posts on "Buddhism"

Do We Create Our Own Reality With Our Thoughts? by The Irreverent Buddhist on Nov 13, 2009Do we create our own reality with our thoughts? … Yes … and no … When we habitually think in circles those circles become entrenched patterns embedded in our neurology and brain chemistry. In this way they become reinforced and self...

Exploring Kansai: Day Trips from Osaka by Osaka Insider on Nov 12, 2009So far I’ve spent a lot of time talking about what there is to do in Osaka, but this time I want to give a quick overview of places that can be visited as day trips from Osaka. It is, in fact, the perfect city for this, because of its central lo...

Transported Buddha by Thailand Travel Blog on Nov 12, 2009Every once and a while I will post and unusual photos I was lucky enough to take walking the streets of Bangkok or traveling in the area. This photo is of a Buddha being transported in the back of a pickup truck. It made me think Buddha was being k...

No Joke: Nota Bene for 9 November 2009 by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 10, 2009Well I figured I’d give you all a break and spare you the wacky and profane puns and snark. I’m going to directly quote a single line or phrase from each of the links; the quote may have little or nothing to do with the subject. Enjoy! &#...

Thailand's Golden Mountain (Phu Khao Tong) by Thailand Travel Blog on Nov 3, 2009The Golden Mount is rather unusual. It is actually an artificial hill about 70 meters tall, which began its construction during the reign of Rama III (1824 - 1851). However, it wasn't until after two unsuccessful building attempts that it was complet...

Discovering Thailand's natural world - exploring national parks by Thailand Travel Blog on Nov 3, 2009Giant butterflies dance through prehistoric plants, monolithic limestone cliffs hide misty waterfalls, and the cries of strange animals can be heard in the distance. If it wasn't for the neatly maintained pathways and bamboo clad rubbish bins, you co...

O-priming your life by Life Enhancing on Oct 31, 2009In the field of General Semantics, there is a linguistic technique called ‘E-prime’ that involves using English in a way that excludes the use of the verb ‘to be’ and its various forms.The idea underlying this suggests that the ‘is’ of id...

Buddhism in Thailand by Thailand Travel Blog on Oct 29, 2009Thailand's path to Buddhism began two and a half thousand years ago, in Kapilavastu (now called Nepal), where lived a prince called Siddartha Gautama, who later in life became enlighten and became "Buddha". In 1277 A.D. King, Ramkamhaeng the Great in...

Natural Course Of Life by Bhagwat Gita & Our Life on Oct 25, 2009On this earth daily thousands of new persons are born & daily thousands of people die of one reason or the other. This has been happening since creation of this earth. Life is not permanent on earth. One who is born on this earth dies after livin...

Weekly meditation sessions prove beneficial to KSC students by Keene Online News on Oct 23, 2009The stress has set in. Already eight weeks into the fall semester at Keene State College, midterm projects, exams, an ever-increasing workload and bouts of illness have students run down and overwhelmed. However, one on-campus group is currently atte...