Buddhist Happiness

Julian Omidi

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:05:52 -0700

Julian Omidi is a cum laude graduate of Saint LouisUniversity School of Medicine. He received his MD degree with distinction inresearch and graduated in the top of his class. He also achieved top ranking in USMLE scores nationwide. Julian Omidi completed his internship atthe Department of Internal Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center inCalifornia and went back to Saint Louis University School of Medicine for hisresidency at the Department of Dermatology, where he was also the chiefresident. He has published articles in different journals ...

Working Through Your Breakup

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:35:02 -0700

As with all of the traumatic events that people must endure, life goes on. For your own well being, it is important to find a way to look past the pain. Moving forward with your life involves more than mere survival, you want to thrive in your life. Below are some suggestions for overcoming the pain of breaking up and getting your ex back in your arms .. Surround yourself with the other people in your life who are special. Remember that you still have others in your life who care: be with them. Don't try to be the tough loner that doesn't need help.Trying to go it alone will only make your efforts at getting over the pain even more difficult. So give your friends a call and let them help.. Don't dwell on the breakup or on the relationship itself. It's a natural tendency to over analyze a breakup, but if the relationship is truly over, there's no point to this.As was mentioned before, being with other people is important ...

How to achieve spiritual living in your everyday life

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:46:56 -0700

Spiritual Living systemthat really changed my life and my whole personal reality.I am Peter Coll petercollgmail.com and Ilive in San Francisco, California. Since I was I used various spiritual techniques NLP, yoga, TM, Energy Therapies in the hope thatI will find a way to achieve success and solve my personal problems.I had great wins and insightswith all these techniques, but only after trying system called Spiritual OptionI can frankly say that I can really change objectivecircumstances of my life.The system is created byspiritual success coach Filip Mihajlovic from Serbia Europe, and I can hardlyfind the words to describe it. Spiritual people usually feel thatit's not very spiritualto try to achieve pleasurable life. We believe that by trying to get material suc...

Meditation for a Quiet Mind

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:31:20 -0700

So you're ready to explore Meditation ? There are many ways to go about it, but essentially meditation is about one thing: opening to the depths of this very moment.Our minds are constantly at work, going over the same habitual thoughts again and again. The experience for most of us in any given moment is that we are stuck in our heads, disconnected from our bodies, and living one step removed from our immediate situation.Meditation is a method for synchronizing body and mind in the present moment.When the body and mind are in sync, we are naturally relaxed, alert, open, and aware, and we experience ourselves and the world in a direct, unmediated way, without conceptual filters. It is this direct experience of the fullness, vitality, and splendor of life that is the gift of...

Free Tibet, Save Tibet, Become Educated on the Issues

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:02:06 -0700

Imagine having one of the most loving and compassionate people in the world as your leader and prime focal point. Someone who is both diplomatic and spiritual. Someone who laughs at how outdated war is and smiles at how powerful love is. Someone who neither is afraid to tell someone that they are wrong nor afraid to admit one's own errors. Someone who would rather rule with open arms rather than an iron fist. Now imagine that this leader is utterly powerless in his own country and photographed images of him are the equivalent of a prison sentence. This is a reality today and not the product of the imagination.According to Confucianism A Chinese spiritual philosophy born from the sage and scholar Confucius the ideal government must first stem from a wise and compassionate leader. However, what would Confucius say if the sage is perfectly fit but physically unable to rule his own kingdom? Like most Americans and westerners, I literally had no idea just how grave the situ...

Thailand Holiday Travel and Best Romantic Thailand Beaches

Sat, 14 May 2011 11:52:00 -0700

Thailand is one of the most accessible and well-known countries in South East Asia. Its diverse attractions make it popular with tourists and travelers of all types and ages. Sun-seekers lie on the beaches on one of Thailand's many beautiful tropical islands, backpackers explore Thailand's culture and Westerners farang who stay long-term hang out in Bangkok or work in one of Thailand's tourist resorts.For more information please visit holiday-travel-destinations.comThe Kingdom of Thailand, which used to be called Siam until , has never been colonized by the West and therefore does not have the same resentment towards foreigners that is experienced in some other countries. Thailand is an interesting country to visit historically and culturally with impressive ruins from ancient empires in Thailand. Thailand was invaded by the Burmese and was under Khmer control for some time. People from other areas such as China, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia and Tibet have ended up in Thailan...

About Yoga and Their Benefits

Sun, 01 May 2011 12:26:11 -0700

Yoga relates to the long-established mental, physical and spiritual practices. The concept of yoga was originated in India. The main reason behind adopting this spiritual practice was to attain the state of spirituality and composure. It was practiced in many religions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Yoga in itself is a vast term and there are many branches to it. The main branches of yoga are Bhakti yoga, Karma yoga, Jnana yoga, Hatha yoga, Ashtanaga Yoga, etc. the best time to practice yoga is with the rising sun. Practicing it in the fresh gardens, with chirping birds and refreshing sun rays is simply beautiful. The time in itself makes it more interesting to practice.There are many benefits if one practices yoga in his daily life, Some benefits are:Fitness: Yoga keeps the mind, body and soul fit. It gives freshness to the mind. Many people have also learned how to behave calmly in difficult situations, how to control anger, etc. many people have been cured form the ...

Does Humanity Believe in God Because of Fear?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:47:14 -0700

The perception that is held by most people is that God is sovereign and he rules over the mankind. There is a strong belief that all the creations are ruled by God and they should therefore adore, honor and worship him. The above ideas are not something that we can decide to do or not but God demands that we must do them because He rightfully deserves worship, honor, respect and adoration. They are many explanations that are used to explain the link between God who is supreme and mankind which is inferior to God. There is a strong perception by Christians that faith links us most to God since faith, believes in something we don't see Kierkegaard and Hannay, .The other theory that is used to explain why mankind believes in God is love. t is believed that the creation of man resulted from the love that God felt for him. When man was created by God, there wa...

Do You Know What The World's Major Religions Are?

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:10:08 -0700

This article describes the services of the world's major religions which are in no particular order:ChristianityBuddhismHinduismIslamSikhismChristianityThe most common way in which Christians worship is by the taking of bread and wine. This is known as several names, Mass, Eucharist and Holy Communion. It usually takes place in a church. The purpose of the taking of bread and wine is to remember how Jesus ate the Last Supper with his disciples. The bread and wine is blessed before being taken by the congregation. The service is usually accompanied by the singing of hymns and readings from the Bible. A collection is held for the congregation to donate towards the upkeep of the churchBuddhismBhuddhists may be split into two distict group, Theravada Buddhists and Mahayana Buddhists. Theravada Buddhists originate from India, Sri Lanka, Myananar and Thailand. They traditionally worship in a temple where incense is burned and paper lanterns are lit. While worshipping they offer gi...

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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:03:30 -0800

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Hassle-free Way of Recovering Lost Microsoft Exchange Server OST files

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:25:18 -0800

There is no doubt that most of us who work on an office network that uses Microsoft Exchange Server, usually work with our offline data since we are not always connected to the email server. .OST files are used by Microsoft Outlook to save the offline data on your workstation. The advantage is that you can now work on your mails, contacts, appointments, notes, etc. from your local workstation. The next time you establish connection to the email server and your Outlook can communicate with the Microsoft Exchange email server, you can easily synchronize the data in your .OST file with the data on the server. Of course, if for some reason your .OST file gets corrupted, you may need to find a way of carrying out a quick exchange recovery so that you can retrieve all your data. There could be many causes for an OST file to get damaged or corrupted, including hardware and software problems. For e...

When An Initial Outlook OST File Can Prove Helpful

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:51:07 -0800

There is no doubt that the Outlook Cached Exchange Mode makes it incredibly easy for users, especially mobile users and those who work from home, to work seamlessly with data from their Exchange mailbox. And they can do so regardless of whether they are working online or offline. Typically, users are able to access the mailbox data such as mails, address book, calendar and other Outlook information with the help of offline folders - OST files that serve as a local cache of the data. One can take further advantage of these offline files by exporting the messages from the offline files to personal storage files. In other words, you can convert ost to pst , which makes it even simpler to access the data using Outlook.If a user has had a mailbox on the Exchange server for some time but has only recently decided to activate the Cached Exchange mode, an initial OST file will have to be created. It is highly rec...

Smudging - The Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:33:59 -0800

Smudging - The Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing Smudging is the common name given to the Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing, a powerful Native American cleansing technique. It is a ritual to remove negativity. Smoke attaches itself to the negative energy and removes it to another space. Cleansing is the word traditionally used, but you can think of it as a shift in energy from any bits of negativity to a more positive, peaceful state. Smudging can be used to cleanse an object, a place, or your spirit, mind or body. Native Americans often use smudging in association with other ceremonies.Smudging involves the burning of sacred herbs and grasses. Native elders teach us that, before a person can be healed or heal another, one must be cleansed of any bad feelings, negative thoughts, bad spirits or negative energy ' cleansed both physically and spiritually. ...

Rig Veda: Rig Vedic civilization is the first converts of mixed breed of Aryan and Indian tribes and Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhis

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:13:07 -0800

About the Author:I am ayub Mohammed, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, since last years residing in Hyderabad. Graduated in , from Kakatiya University, and completed M.A from Andhra University, in . After wards, continued in law, from Nagarjuna University, from to . Now, Ilike to share with your opinions on the subjects, touching directly and indirectly to the society that influences the ideas and thoughts on each and every issue in the society, as well. Because, the whole global system is asking the humans to work like the machine, moving for them only as slaves, without ideas and dreams in the society. If the poor, even wanted to be a slave to his master, the master is not ready to accept him as a slave. The global masters wants the entire mankind must work like a bull without essentials for their survival, but the human nature continues to separate from the animal trait, through its thinking nature. The conflict stands irresolvable, till the point of reach...

The Catholic Priest who Embraced Islam asked: Why do we believe in Original Sin?

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:26:04 -0700

Priests Embraced Islam .Ex- US Catholic Priest, Yusuf Estes-iYusuf Estes, a USA citizen, has served as Delegate to the United Nations Peace Conference for Religious Leaders. He is an Ex-Christian Preacher & Former Catholic Priest. He has embraced Islam after an interesting spiritual journey. In his fruitful real story, he says' Part "My name is Yusuf Estes now, but in years past my friends used to call me Skip. I have preached Christianity and worked in the entertainment and music industry since I was a boy in the 's. My father and I have established music stores, TV and radio programs and outdoor entertainment for fun and profit. I was a music minister and even used a pony ride and entertained the children as "Skippy the Clown."Once, I have served as Delegate to the United Nations Peace Conference for Religious Leaders. Now I am a retired former Muslim Chaplain for United States Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC. And I join alongside many Americ...

Yoga an Alternative Exercise

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:52:40 -0700

Yoga was first experimented with in the US in the 's and has steadily grown in popularity since. Approximately million Americans practice Hatha yoga. Like many of the other alternative medicines, yoga promotes a whole-body approach to health and exercise. Unlike traditional medical practices yoga is a physical and mental discipline that uses posture-related techniques that involve gentle stretching, breath control and meditation. As patients delve more and more into the alternative medicine fields to cure their health problems the followers of acupuncture, chiropractic, meditation and yoga are growing at a rapid speed.Yoga originated in India around BC. Much like many other practices in India, yoga is associated with philosophies of Hinduis, Buddhism and Jainism. Yoga has several meanings which are derived from Sanskrit, all of which can be correlated to traditional or modern day yoga, "to control", "to unite", "contemplation", and "absorption". The majo...

The Universe's Koan

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:50:45 -0700

In Zen Buddhism, a meditative technique exists called the koan. A koan is a question, dialogue, or phrase given by the teacher to the student with the intent of frustrating and "short-circuiting" discursive thought. Because the koan cannot be understood rationally, it must recede and allow intuition to apprehend the meaning. Koans are designed so that dualistic and nihilistic interpretations are deliberately incorrect. The solution then is not a verbal response, but a state of mind that is reflected through the student's entire way of being. This shift is evidence of the student's eventual grasping of the true eloquence of the koan.As in Zen, where a roshi will disseminate koans to the students, a Hindu guru may deliver a mantra to his or her disciple. Through concentration upon the koan or mantra, the student's capacity of perception in regards to a true uninterpreted reality will expand. The guru's role is then finally understood as a doorway. As in Si...

Learn How to Repair Damaged Access MDB Files

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:05:56 -0700

Microsoft Access typically provides sufficient notice to users when it suspects some damage to MDB files. This way you can take timely action and repair the MDB files to prevent any further corruption. There are two ways of going about this. Once Access suggests that you repair the database, you could run the Compact and Repair utilities provided by Microsoft Access to repair the file. Most minor cases of corruption in MDB files are quickly and easily handled by these handy utilities. Where these tools prove ineffective is when the MDB files are far too damaged and the only way you can recover MDB data is by using third-party tools that use advanced technology to scan and restore data.Let us first look at the best ways of using the Compact and Repair utilities to repair damaged Access MDB files. ...

Buddhist Meditation: Lurking in Dark Blindness: Charlatan Buddhas

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:25:26 -0700

Buddhist Meditation: Lurking in Dark Blindness: Charlatan BuddhasBuddhism claims enlightenment and illumination for its follower. It looks into the universe and inner self of the human being but understands nothing and comprehends nothing. It does not unveil the reason of our being, the reason of the universe and the ultimate reason for meditation.Buddhists claim to look for truth. It purports for self-knowledge but blinds itself to the most real in the reality itself :God.Buddhas, all these charlatans Buddhas have nothing understood, nothing comprehended, nothing seized, after all their efforts for meditation, they have missed on the most obvious truth: God.Buddhists claim for the 'destruction of selfish egotism', but achieved nothing but immersed in their most egoist selfishness.They aimed to depart from themselves and deny themselves to achieve absolute tranquility of the soul but they never departed from their own selves.On the contrary they enhanced their e...

Can You Really Legislate Morality?

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:26:51 -0700

A statement by a political candidate who is in the news a lot currently: It's a misconception that you "can't legislate morality."People have been trying to legislate morality from long before even the ten commandments and the more than six-hundred laws of the Law of Moses were penned. Way back to Hammurabi's ancient law code, from about years ago in ancient Babylon, people have been legislating morality.It has never worked for long. Why? Because the idea is fundamentally flawed.In some countries today you can be stoned to death if you don't abide by the moral code the "authorities" have legislated for everybody else. Yet people still flout the law, even at risk of execution.This particular political candidate went on to say that "if you don't legislate one morality then you are legislating somebody else's morality. So you can't get around legislating morality."But is this really true?Legislating that something has to be a certain way isn't at all the same as...

Traditional Chinese medicine guide

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:15:22 -0700

Chinese alternative medicine is built on a number of eastern philosophies such as Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism and Taoism. Of these, Taoism has had the most influence on the traditional Chinese medicine guide.Taoism holds that all the organs of the body jointly supplement each other. It is the balance of an individual's different organs that ensures that the person leads a healthy life. The balance is attained by the two forces of Ying and Yang being in harmony. Ying and Yang are believed to be the two opposite but complementary energies that influence all aspects of life. A different theory is that two vital energies 'qi' and 'chi' flow all over the body through certain passage ways. If the energies are blocked then disease is likely to occur. Bringing back the balance of these energies is essential to achieving wellness.It is on the basis of these core theories that traditional Chinese medicine guide lists the different forms of treatment used in Chinese medicine:...

What makes God or Buddhas Lovable?

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:56:48 -0700

So, there are different levels of Buddhas. There are also different classes of Buddhas, and different vows and promises and specializations as you might guess. If we think about the myriad beneficial activities of the buddhas and bodhisattvas, there must be some kind of overarching motivating principle that has a penchant for organizing and creation dharmic specialization fueled by the needs of sentient beings. There are formal vows taken by high level beings bestowed by even higher level Buddhas or self taken promises to achieve certain results for themselves or others in need. The experiences and tendencies that come from these vows also produce further activity. For example, Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification took vows and made promises to help living beings purify. Green Tara and White Tara, have different specializations, different kinds of vows and promises for activities from each other as well as different than Vajrasattva. So it is not just their interest t...

Enlightenment in Buddhism: Utter Bullshit: No God : No Enlightenment

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:02:00 -0700

Enlightenment in Buddhism: Utter Bullshit: No God : No EnlightenmentBuddhism pretend obnoxiously to enlightenment. Have you ever met an enlightened Buddhist?Enlightenment means to see in our internal eye, whether that of the mind or that of the soul light. Light refers to knowledge. Knowledge refers to understanding our universe and our position in it.But how on earth can welook into the universe, for without the universe there is no thought none whatsoever and there can be no meditation, and then pretend that we comprehend: by seizing its presence, its nature, its interrelations, and achieve universal peace and love, without apprehending the presence of a creator designer?Should we look into this universe and make a subject for our meditation we will always remain in the darkness of our ignorance if we cannot unveil the Creator God.We shall lurk in the abysmality of the dark cave and never see light, let alone be enlightened, if we do not discover, or uncover th...

Buddhism: You Don't Know What You Don't Know.. and Why!

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:45:04 -0700

It is not necessary to study everything in Buddhism to become enlightened. It is actually only necessary to study what you need to know to make your very next breakthrough. There are things that you know very well. However, you don't know what you don't know, You might be the kind of person who reads everything you can find on reincarnation because it is interesting to you and develop quite a good understanding about reincarnation. Another person might choose to pursue studies and practices to understand the nature of compassionate activity in the world. So, there are things that you know very well and things that you have never even heard about yet. In a way, most western practitioners are like Swiss cheese. There are many gaps in understanding and many things they know well.In another way, it is necessary to study everything. However, there seem like there is not enough time learn everything. When I first came to America in the early 's I brought a few few books fr...

Buddhist Masters Watched Out for Thieves

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:07:04 -0700

In Bali, after planting, weeding and waiting, the rice shoots grow longer, and the field owners come more often to check. As the crop ripens and the heads of rice show signs of attainments, who arrives, but rice finches, not there to help the rice crop, but to eat it! The farmers hard work in the field is about to be stolen! Just before the rice is to be harvested, the farmers have to guard the rice crop night and day for finches. With huge white flags on sticks, they run through the fields with the same ferocity and appearance as sports fans. However, these farmers are not shouting, "Yea team" with painted faces, so excited and happy that they do not know what to do except drink more beer!The first time I saw people rushing around a field waving flags, I thought it was a Balinese celebration inviting holy spirits to their rice crop shouting "AHHHHHHHAHHHH" very loudly. As soon as they turned their backs, the rice finches returned, again and again. However, if they did n...