I got my first tattoo!
It’s a seal of Melchizedek and an 8-fold path. It symbolizes how I started my spiritual path in life (Mormon),
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This is what it would take for me to re-join the church
Let’s talk about 1 Kings 18. There had been a 3 year drought and there was almost no food at
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Heart Sutra Excerpt
The first sutra that was mentioned in this week’s reading was the Prajna Paramita, Hannya, or as we English speakers
Koans
Koans are something I haven’t looked too much into until I read about them in thi week’s chapter. I decided
Timeline of the Utah Mormon War
This is basically a simplified summary of the Wikipedia article, but more detailed than the timeline on the page. Super interesting
Bodhisattva Shmodesattva
EDIT: After I posted this to my Bright Dawn peers and after our weekly call, I was given some feedback
What Is Enlightenment?
There are special sunglasses that allows some colorblind people the ability to see color. They get to understand something that
Rope VS Snake
Imagine you were walking through a barn and you see something coiled and its right near your foot. Your first
Hinayana (Theravada) VS Mahayana
This week’s reading was a lot about history and how some sects and schools of thought came to be. It
Desire VS Attachment
What is desire? What is it attachment? Are they they same thing? If they are, is it bad to desire?