Dualism and Happiness
This week I started reading “Everyday Suchness” by Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose. Gyomay Kubose is the founder of Bright Dawn,
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The Booklet and Pamphlet
This week’s reading was incredibly short since we just read the “Buddhism: The Path of Enlightenment” booklet and the “Buddhist
My review of “American Buddhism: A New Direction” by Gyomay Kubose
This week we read all of Gyomay Kubose’s “American Buddhism: A New Direction“. It was touched on that it is
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Choose The Middle
The CTR shield is a symbol for most Mormons growing up. I definitely agree with it’s message to “Choose The
My review of “Buddhism Without Beliefs” by Stephen Batchelor
Stephen Batchelor’s “Buddhism Without Beliefs” was like trying to take a drink from a fire hose for me. There were
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The Miracle of the Gulls – a timeline
July 22, 1847: The first Mormons arrive in the Salt Lake Valley. In the next couple weeks they planted crops, which
Mormons who are mean & hateful to Exmormons, who are in turn mean & hateful to Mormons.
The fact of the matter is we’re all the same. Whether TBM or exmo, we’re still Mormon. Statisitcally, we have
Buddha Nature
In Buddhism there is a concept known as “buddhadhātu” in Sanskrit, which translates to “Buddha-Nature”. This is the belief that
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),
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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