Blogs about: Walpola Rahula

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Outing an Ideological Vandal

I am very grateful to a certain Rahula #80 on Yahoo! for pointing out something to me: there is a guy/gal operating under many aliases–A.E. Hollingsworth, Kenneth L. Wheeler, Denise Anderson, An… more →

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Review of What the Buddha taught by Walpola Rahula

irrationalitydestroyer wrote 3 weeks ago: Initially, I didn’t know how important this book was, as my dad bought it and gave it to me fr … more →

Tags: Atheism, Religion, Buddhism, Taoism, What the Buddha taugh, Review, WALPOLA, Rahula, epicureanism

The syntax of taking away

reaver330 wrote 2 months ago: After reading quite a bit on the subject of meditation, Theravada & Zen Buddhist, Daoist and QiG … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Zen, theravada, Taoism, perfection

Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught with Texts

wendyobregan wrote 4 months ago: “The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what … more →

Tags: labels, What the Buddha Taught with Texts, prejudice, Inspirational

volition that i call karma

brenda wrote 7 months ago:   Karma The Pali word kamma or the Sanskrit word karma literally means ‘action’, ‘ … more →

Tags: Photography, musings, spirituality, karma, kamma, volition, Will, Buddha, peter omtl

Catch an Astral Plane to Battaramulla — 24 comments

The Wanderlust Gene wrote 7 months ago: Almost a month ago EllaDee tagged me to host a virtual dinner party: -     Five guests and oneself.  … more →

Tags: personal journey, Living Abroad, Travel (2), John Keay, Jan Morris, alfred russel wallace, RIchard Dawkins, sir richard burton, wollemi pine

The Noble Eightfold Path

John Willemsens wrote 7 months ago: “The Fourth Noble Truth is that of the Way leading to the cessation of dukkha (dukkhanirodhaga … more →

Tags: The Noble 8fold Path, Advayavada Buddhism, Noble Eightfold Path, Fourth Noble Truth

What the Buddha Taught - Walpola Rahula Thero — 3 comments

Nandasiri Wanninayaka wrote 10 months ago: I read the book “What the Buddha Taught” by Reverand Walpola Rahula last year. It is a book that exp … more →

Tags: Books, what the buddha taught

Mysticism: The Buddhist Approach

reportace wrote 1 year ago: A  short insight in to Buddhist mysticismThe concept of mysticism is one of those concepts that does … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Alex Estrada, alexis estrada, buddhism, Zen, Mysticism

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula — 1 comment

Shoeless wrote 1 year ago: Religion has always fascinated me. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s my own questioning of al … more →

Tags: Reviews, Books reviews, Book Recommendations, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Buddha, Buddhism, learning about buddhism

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula — 3 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula.  Grove Press 1959/1974.  151 pages. I suspect more people … more →

Tags: sutta translations, Theravada Buddhism, Buddhism - General, Rahula_Walpola, Buddhism, dependent arising, conditioned genesis, Dependent Origination, Paticcasamuppada

Outing an Ideological Vandal — 2 comments

criticalbuddhist wrote 1 year ago: I am very grateful to a certain Rahula #80 on Yahoo! for pointing out something to me: there is a gu … more →

Tags: Whatever, A.K. Coomaraswamy, A.E. Hollingsworth, anatta, Aryan Buddhism, Aryasatvan, Ñanavira, buddhism plain and simple, Buddhism Without Beliefs

On suffering

buiiick wrote 1 year ago: I have been reading back over What the Buddha Taught, remember that book that Barbara recommended to … more →

Tags: being, suffering, what the buddha taught, Byron Katie, Blue-green jade

seeds — 4 comments

Genju wrote 2 years ago: There are few pleasures more all-encompassing than watching the birds at the feeders. It usually sta … more →

Tags: Eastern Teachers, 108 thoughts, Hindrances

100 words: 200 visionaries share their hope for the future — 1 comment

Bas de Leeuw wrote 2 years ago: Sustainability is not about fighting against the waves of technology, industry, and economics. It is … more →

Tags: hoe en wat?, publications, Music, Literature, 100 words, 200 visionaries, Ayn Rand, Bas de Leeuw, dare to move

Zen and the Art of Marching Percussion — 1 comment

Chris wrote 2 years ago: The following is an excerpt from a spiritual autobiography I wrote for a religious studies class dur … more →

Tags: essays, Zen, marching percussion, bluecoats, Drum Corps, Buddhism

Noble Eightfold path

keiththegreen wrote 2 years ago: The Noble Eightfold Path is considered to be the middle path. This is a way of life between the asce … more →

Tags: A layman's walk in the forest., Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Noble Eightfold Path, Dharma, theravada, Nirvana, nibbana

great work comes from self-forgetting — 3 comments

miriam louisa simons wrote 3 years ago: Mindfulness, or awareness, does not mean that you should think and be conscious “I am doing th … more →

Tags: non-duality, zen arts, Awareness, Art, self-forgetting, Mindfulness, Self-consciousness, Buddha's teaching

Home is Where the Quilt Is — 1 comment

Pippa Patchwork wrote 3 years ago: As anticipated, this has been a weak of cleansing. I’ve officially moved back home, cleaned and orga … more →

Tags: Quilting, History, knitting, Water for Elephants, Cascade Yarn, essay quilt, domino knitting, giant quilt pillow, collin turnbull


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