“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We live our lives pursuing happiness “out there” as if it is a commodity. We have become slaves to our own desires and craving. Happiness isn’t something that can be pursued or purchased like a cheap suit. This is Maya, illusion, the endless play of form. In the Buddhist tradition, Samsara, or the endless cycle of suffering is perpetuated by the craving of pleasure and aversion to pain. … Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds – Beyond ThinkingRead more
“Celebrating Our Twenty Year Milestone” The Stanford Center for Buddhist studies was originally founded in 1997. In 2008 it was renamed The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford as a result of a generous endowment from The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation with matching funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Center is dedicated to promoting both the academic study and public understanding of the Buddhist … Buddhist chants and songs by Ani Choying DrolmaRead more
Jorge Ferrer, PhD, is former chair of the department of east-west psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is currently a core faculty member there. He is author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality, and Participation and the Mystery: Transpersonal Essays in Psychology, Education, and Religion. He is the coeditor of an anthology titled, The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, and Religious Studies. He is known as a leading proponent … The Existence of Spiritual Entities with Jorge FerrerRead more
Thời kỳ Nam Tống, có rất nhiều họa gia cung đình như Lý Địch, Diêm Thứ Bình, Lý Tường v.v. ngoài vẽ tranh sơn thủy, hoa điểu, thì trâu cũng là một đề tài được chú ý tới. Những con trâu nước, dù là trong khi đang làm việc hay đang trong khoảng thời gian nghỉ ngơi ngắn ngủi, đều luôn hiện lên vẻ an nhàn, điềm tĩnh, hình dáng như “đại trí nhược ngu” … Ý nghĩa cao thâm trong bức tranh cổ ‘Phong vũ quy mục đồ’ của họa gia Lý ĐịchRead more
