Uncover the truth of suffering and its origin. Learn how to remove yourself from craving and dissatisfaction, and discover the path to freedom with the Noble Eightfold Path. Embrace reality and let yourself find lasting peace.
Craving and clinging can lead to dukkha, but liberation is possible – the Noble Eightfold Path guides us to freedom and peace. Follow it to end suffering and attain nirvana!
Discover the inspiring journey of Gautama Buddha – the founder of Buddhism who attained enlightenment upon abandoning asceticism. Learn how his teachings are still practiced by millions today, providing liberation from suffering to all who follow the Middle Way.
The Five Precepts of Buddhism are essential to helping adherents focus on their path and create an environment of growth and self-discovery. Abstaining from killing, stealing, hedonism, false speech, and drugs/alcohol helps us avoid distractions and create space for mindful reflection and understanding.
Discover how Buddhist philosophy encourages us to accept life’s uncertainties and the idea that actions have consequences. Understand the role Buddhism plays in other cultures and the original teachings that it does not involve worshipping or venerating gods or spirits.
Buddhism is non-theistic, but that doesn’t mean it’s godless. Through a look at Theravada teachings, Mahayana/Vajrayana deities, and indigenous gods, this post explores how Buddhism can live amicably with other religious faiths.
Buddhism teaches us to break free of our delusions and ease our suffering. The path to liberation is laid out in the Four Noble Truths, with the Eightfold Path outlining the wisdom, virtue, and meditation required to achieve a peaceful state. Try it out – no faith required – and experience the life-enhancing practice for yourself.
The king, throughout Germanic tribal history, was considered the holder of the luck of his tribe. The onus was upon him to maintain a good relationship with the divine, and it was through him that his tribe received the blessings of the gods.
Eric Wodening’s “We Are Our Deeds – The Elder Heathenry – Its Ethic and Thew” provides a strong basis for beginning such a study. Using linguistics, the author examines English words and their origins in an effort to determine what the ancients really meant when they used terms like “good” and “evil”.
Growing up the way I did, there was an acceptance as fact of the myths associated with Christianity. My mom or grandmother, I forget which, had some picture or knick-knack that bore the phrase: “Only one life, ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.” When I was 18, I believed that I was “called” to preach. And I did for a while, hard though that might be to imagine, and even attended seminary. Eventually, after becoming an atheist, I was forced to analyze the idea of being “called” in different terms. I’ve always been rather