Essays on Dhamma

Introduction

As very well stated by Jeff Wilson (2014) in his book Mindful America, “How Buddhism moves into new cultures and becomes domesticated: in each case, members of the new culture take from Buddhism what they believe will relieve their culture-specific distresses and concerns, in the process spawning new Buddhism (sometimes, crypto-Buddhism) that better fit their needs” (Wilson, 2014, p. 3). Mindfulness in its true form is practicing and taming the mind to learn to live in the present without thinking about past or present while observing from a distance our own self and our thoughts which continue to flow ...

Religion has always been a controversial subject across the world. It is considered the opiate of the masses, and most of the main religions believes in some sort of higher beam or omnipotent supernatural force. The saying holds true as it has been counted that almost 90 percent of the world’s population believes in some sort of religion. Marx who spoke the quote believed that religion is what keeps the people motivated and like medicine is what blinds them to their own hardships. While the different religions will probably follow a different theology, they all develop an ethical framework in ...

‘Name’

‘Instructor’s name’ ‘Class’ Siddhartha denounced his claim to the throne of a kingdom and instead chose a spiritual path as Gautama Buddha, just on the eve of his coronation. While all great scholars revere his spiritual contribution, most people forget Buddhism’s contribution to the human civilization. Though he rejected the post of a king, Buddha stilled a waged a conquest, which was not of political nature, but one which had a more profound social effect. He sought to free human beings from their sufferings, through enlightening them with the secrets of the holy truth. But to do this, he needed a powerful ...

I. Introduction of the religion

I am particularly fascinated by the religion Buddhism and this report is about this significant world religion. Talking about Buddhism, one is reminded of zen. It is a perfect state of peace and I relate it to the experience of being with God or seeing God. The most fascinating thing about Buddhism is that is represents the most graphic state of this bliss. The controversy here lies in the practical sense that Buddhism does not believe in the existence of God. According to Keown (2000), the Buddhists do not believe in a Supreme Being or in a personal soul. In this religion, ...