Buddhism - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/buddhism/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:56:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 9 Interfaith Quotes and Prayers to Find Peace of Mind and Heart https://bahaiteachings.org/interfaith-quotes-prayers-find-peace-mind-heart/ https://bahaiteachings.org/interfaith-quotes-prayers-find-peace-mind-heart/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85909 There is an African proverb that says, “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” So, how do you find peace of mind and heart? In...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/interfaith-quotes-prayers-find-peace-mind-heart/feed/ 2 Joy and Pain: Seeking Oneness in Zen Buddhism https://bahaiteachings.org/joy-and-pain-seeking-oneness-in-zen-buddhism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/joy-and-pain-seeking-oneness-in-zen-buddhism/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:56 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=73482 Do you love music, appreciate the world’s varied cultures, and have diverse tastes? Then join my wife and I in watching wonderful Playing for Change music videos. What a joy!...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/joy-and-pain-seeking-oneness-in-zen-buddhism/feed/ 1 The 3 Treasures of Taoism: What Satisfies Our Spiritual Hunger https://bahaiteachings.org/the-3-treasures-of-taoism-what-satisfies-our-spiritual-hunger/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-3-treasures-of-taoism-what-satisfies-our-spiritual-hunger/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=73314 How spiritually hungry are you? To dive deep in the spiritual ocean satisfies that hunger, which defines the difference between spiritual experience and writing or talking about spiritual experience.  RELATED:...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-3-treasures-of-taoism-what-satisfies-our-spiritual-hunger/feed/ 6 Why We Need the Buddha https://bahaiteachings.org/why-we-need-the-buddha/ https://bahaiteachings.org/why-we-need-the-buddha/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:00:25 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69804 We can learn a lot about religion from its cultural objects, and the images associated with Buddhism offer an important and essential mythology that can teach us quite a bit.  ...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/why-we-need-the-buddha/feed/ 0 Was Buddha ‘Just a Man’ or Was He a Prophet? https://bahaiteachings.org/was-buddha-just-a-man-or-was-he-a-prophet/ https://bahaiteachings.org/was-buddha-just-a-man-or-was-he-a-prophet/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:00:46 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69678 Western Buddhists sometimes argue that the Buddha was just a man and not a prophet, special messenger of God, a Christ or a Chosen or Enlightened One.  It’s not an...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/was-buddha-just-a-man-or-was-he-a-prophet/feed/ 2 For Those Who Seek Nirvana, Did the Buddha Teach Atheism? https://bahaiteachings.org/those-seek-nirvana-did-buddha-teach-atheism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/those-seek-nirvana-did-buddha-teach-atheism/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69383 To say that Buddhism is atheistic may be an overstatement, a generalization, and a misunderstanding of the Buddha’s purpose, so let’s look at that subject in a different way. RELATED:...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/those-seek-nirvana-did-buddha-teach-atheism/feed/ 1 Unborn and Unoriginated: Buddhism and the Creator https://bahaiteachings.org/unborn-unoriginated-buddhism-creator/ https://bahaiteachings.org/unborn-unoriginated-buddhism-creator/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69258 statue of the buddhaIn the predominant Western practices of Buddhism, many followers insist that the Buddha’s teachings are non-theistic, and that Buddhists do not believe in a Creator. Let’s examine that premise. RELATED:...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/unborn-unoriginated-buddhism-creator/feed/ 3 Is There a God in Buddhism? https://bahaiteachings.org/is-there-a-god-in-buddhism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/is-there-a-god-in-buddhism/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69021 The immensity of Buddhist scripture, including the different versions in different languages, the different interpretations and different practices, have led to many diverse forms of Buddhism.   The current primary distinction...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/are-buddhist-scriptures-authentic/feed/ 1 Maitreya and the Buddhist End Times: A Moral Order Renewed https://bahaiteachings.org/maitreya-and-the-buddhist-end-times-a-moral-order-renewed/ https://bahaiteachings.org/maitreya-and-the-buddhist-end-times-a-moral-order-renewed/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=73303 Do Buddhists await an “end time,” too? While we in the West most likely think of that concept as a Christian one, it permeates all of the world’s great Faiths. ...

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