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Confucianism: The Conservatism Of The East
Submitted by Kim on September 3, 2021
By Wu Daozi, 685-758, Tang Dynasty. – https://i.pinimg.com/originals/77/95/19/7795198cc338e4642d2ce7ac965458b2.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=857482 In 1912, the Meiji Emperor of Japan died. “On the night of the Imperial ... Read more
A Buddha Statue In The House?
Submitted by Kim on November 14, 2020
Image by Antonietta Matteo from http://Pixabay.com Is it okay to have a Buddha statue in the house or garden if you are not a Buddhist? ... Read more
Kongzi
Submitted by Kim on February 25, 2020
Image by naturepost from http://Pixabay.com The one virtue that Confucius (Kongzi) claims for himself is that he loves learning (hao xue, 好學). For example, The ... Read more
Unending Love – A Song Of Reincarnation
Submitted by Kim on January 3, 2020
Image by Tumisu from http://Pixabay.com I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times…In life after life, in age after age, forever.My spellbound ... Read more
My Truth, Your Truth – Whose Truth?
Submitted by Kim on August 30, 2019
Image by Gerd Altmann from http://Pixabay.com You hear it all the time these days: “My truth is….” Or when someone disagrees with another person: “Well ... Read more
Are Those Negative Thoughts Actually Yours?
Submitted by Kim on December 13, 2018
http://pixabay.com “Half the time you think your thinking, you’re actually listening.” ~ Terence McKenna Recently someone asked me what we can do to move out of ... Read more
Censorship And The Decline Of Civilization
Submitted by Kim on August 29, 2018
derivative images We can understand why leaders and rulers want to censor certain ideas and views. But why do large chunks of the citizenry want ... Read more
What Is Fate And Is It Predetermined?
Submitted by Kim on February 21, 2018
http://pixabay.com Some people say fate is like destiny, because we cannot change it. I say people who believe that they cannot change fate lack the ... Read more
Goddess Amaterasu: Divine Ancestor Of The Japanese Imperial Family
Submitted by Kim on December 19, 2017
deriviativeimages The great divinity illuminating heaven… ***** Amaterasu is a major goddess in the Shinto religion. Although she is considered primarily to be a sun ... Read more
Never Have Contempt At The Contemptuous
Submitted by Kim on November 10, 2017
http://pixabay.com Since the mind is not physical, No one can ever destroy it. It is strongly attached to the body, And so it is harmed ... Read more