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Buddhist meditation techniques are used for the result of quieting the over-active mind. We understand the levels upon which people function such as the physical, intuitive, intellectual, or emotional. At any given time, we are drawing from one or several levels at the same moment, and probably without knowing which state is motivating our thoughts or actions.

Within this busy state we also have the hard-to-control and mischievous mind doing the work of investigation, goading, teasing, remembering and projecting.

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Moha And Krodha: Free Your Self From Moha And Krodha

Buddhists do not deny that a conventional reality exists ”out there”. It appears substantial, solid, permanent and self-existent. In fact were it not so, then all scientific research would be futile, for, the main concern of science is to investigate the ultimate nature of reality of the physical universe. Read the rest of this entry »

It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies associated with prayer-offerings. People also think that Gautam Buddha was against an organised religion and propounded Buddhism minus the offerings and ceremonies to undermine the priestly class who exploited the common masses with religious Read the rest of this entry »

Buddhist vegetarianism The first lay precept in Buddhism is usually translated as “I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.” Many see this as implying that Buddhists should not eat the meat of animals. However, this is not necessarily the case. There is a divergence of views within Buddhism on the need for vegetarianism, with the majority of schools of Buddhism rejecting Read the rest of this entry »

Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Jewels in Buddhism
Buddhists seek refuge in what are often referred to as the Three Jewels, Triple Gem or Triple Jewel. These are the Buddha, the Dharma (or Dhamma), and the “noble” (Sanskrit: arya) Sangha or community of monks and nuns who have become enlightened. While it is impossible to escape one’s karma or the effects caused by Read the rest of this entry »