The ‘bliss’ associated with higher levels of contemplation and meditation, is, in my experience, a body-wide muscular contraction that continuously ripples up and down. This
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Listening to the Divine…
Posture aligns, Particles adjust. Noise diminishes… The divine manifests. Silence, Within and without. Awareness permeates… Empty space is illuminated! Biology aligns, Psychology sharpens. Life begets
What the Buddha Probably Meant by ‘Rebirth’
Throughout the 5000 or so Buddhist texts – the Buddha states that when enlightenment is realised, it is understood that the concept of ‘rebirth’ is
Mike Tyson on Poverty and Injustice
Mike Tyson exhibits the power of honesty and self-awareness.
Etymology of the Chinese Ideogram for ‘Virtue’ (德)
The earliest known examples of the Chinese ideogram ‘德’ appear on cast bronze artefacts produced during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE) such as: This
Hui Neng – Sixth Patriarch of Ch’an
Within Ch’an, what else is required?
