I thought I would share a little funny story, maybe it is trivial but it kind of made my day.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-w-bush-returns-to-america-after-spending-4,29688/

Are there any differences in terms of ritual in sitting with a Theravada group? I would like to sit with a Theravada sangha that I discovered near where I live.

I've found a course that really interests me and is given by a local buddhist centre. Details of the course are here on their website:

Yes:

Recipe for turmeric tincture:

This thought occurred to me yesterday and I want to put it to the members of this forum. There is this common notion across the western world that people are free, freedom! Heck in the US President B…

I don't see how one can put a psychological spin on this passage, because it clearly says "On rearising in an injurious world".... If it meant "on developing an unwholesome mental sta…

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The 4 Noble truths and the Eightfold path are the primary, underpinning and most fundamental teachings the Buddha gave. "All teachings return to these". Every tradition has them as their st…