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
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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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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),
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
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