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
Author: gileriodekel
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
Continue readingMy review of “American Buddhism: A New Direction” by Gyomay Kubose
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
Continue readingMy review of “Buddhism Without Beliefs” by Stephen Batchelor
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
Continue readingThis is what it would take for me to re-join the church
Heart Sutra Excerpt
The first sutra that was mentioned in this week’s reading was the Prajna Paramita, Hannya, or as we English speakers