"A highly individualized spiritual belief system composed of selected elements drawn from various doctrines." — Judie Sigdel
I don't remember being overtly bullied when I was a child, but I was definitely the odd man out. I was surrounded by other children, but I was alone. Alone in the classroom. Alone on the playground. Painfully alone. Part of the problem was that I read constantly in class regardless of the lessons or …
Yesterday, one of coworkers, T., who is twenty-something and was raised in China, asked me if I had "seen the parade" on the way to work. I said that I had not and asked what the parade was for. T. said, "I don't know how to say it in English." I said, "Tell me in …
some have wanted to worship the Buddha as a powerful foreign god). It simply requires one to relinquish the notion of self and follow a path designed to provide a way out of the trap of cyclic existence.
I hope that you enjoy the fourth installment of the Convert a Friend series. As always, I am posting it without edits. The following essay was written by Melissa Illingworth. If I was going to try to convince a friend to become either Buddhist or Hindu, what arguments would you use and why? Hinduism is a …
I'm pleased to present the third installment of the Convert a Friend series. As always, I am posting it without edits. The following essay was written by David Meszaros. The Appealing Allure of Buddhism One day, a friend had happened to stop by, and decided to join me for tea. As we discussed life, she had …
Eventually, he learned that the only way that he could endure the pain was by repeating the mantra, "In this moment, I am fine."
My dear friend Michele Scott James is a professor of history and philosophy and religion at MiraCosta Community College. She has a BA and an MA in Asian studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara with an emphasis in religion and history. She also has equivalency in religious studies and history. A few weeks …
Eclectic Spirituality 