Enlightenment in Buddhism

understand that mystical experience is like some experience, we cannot explain rationally or is that beyond of our mind. Mystical experience can be experience for everyone and it was believes in many religious such us Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Mostly it is related to the way of the connection with God. For Muslims, mystical experience is lead to Sufism which mean they have some rituals as a way or effort to make them closer to God…

The Beatles embarked on a highly publicised trip to the region of Rishikesh in Northern India in February of 1968. The reason for their joint venture was, principally, to attend a transcendental meditation course taught by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose exclusive seminars they had previously attended in London and Wales. The images of the four men and their wives at the train station leaving Britain for India made headlines all over the international press, and greatly spread the idea of…

Critically analyze the role of Third Druk Gyelpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck in the process of decentralization. Bhutan had been in the isolation for about forty years until Bhutan became a hereditary monarchy in 1907. The earlier first and second kings were fully engaged in preparing stability of the country. When the Third king Jigme Dorji Wangchuck succeeded the throne, the situation of Bhutan drastically changed. The way towards democratization was started with the establishment of the National…

Prostitution is one of the oldest profession practiced in the world since the emergence of an organized society. It has been practiced in all the countries but different countries have different laws regarding prostitution. Vedas are the earliest known Indian literature where there are references which shows that prostitution was an organised and established institution. In Indian mythology there are many references of high-class prostitution in the form of celestial demigods acting as…

The Human Problem and Solution Karma, Reincarnation, & The Problem of Evil brings up the idea of why there is evil according to Buddhists and Hindus. According to these religions, one is punished or rewarded for their decisions, or karma, which is defined as the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence. A person’s karma decides what state they are reborn in, through rebirth. This view solves the problem seen in the theistic view of a personal God allowing evil to happen…

Mindfulness foster compassion Quoting Buddha “Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” Mindfulness is different, it focuses on awareness, it fosters compassion towards our own self. Well, one may ask what does compassion has to do with physiological issue? Well, let me explain. Let’s say there are two kind of people. First, the ones who often keep doubting himself, being hard on whatever he does, potentially doubting every action and emotions. Where else, there…

It is quite possible that this rush to be with the writer is the outcome of his fame as an author which was not available to him earlier when he was just a teacher and used to undertake this journey on foot with few of his students. Foreign travellers have remarked that there is no d ivorce between religion and daily life in India and it is quite easy to see the divine in everything. Mythology’s hold on popular imagination in India too is very st rong because it is a way of teaching illiterate…

Awareness is the Alpha and Omega of Yoga(corrected) Introduction In the last Chapter, i.e. the Introduction, the concept of ‘awareness’ was elaborated upon. A clear and precise distinction was drawn between awareness and consciousness – two terms which are generally used synonymously. In addition to the confusion between these two terms a further complication arises when a third term i.e. the ‘mind’ is synonymously used with ‘consciousness’. In Western philosophy, no clear-cut distinction is…

Why do we worship 'Peepal Tree'? ‘Peepal tree’ which means Banyan tree, is considered to be one of the sacred trees that are being worshiped widely in India. It is also known as the ‘Bodhi tree’ or ‘Ashwattha tree’. It is usually huge in size. It comprises of a light grey bark that is smooth and peels in patches. Its heart-shaped leaves have long, tapering tips that makes it stands out from the rest of the leaves of the trees. The fruit is purple when ripe. In the Hindu religion, Peepal tree…

You probably heard India has multiple languages, and its culture is really important to it. India is also known for their many festivals. India is the land of many festivals, they used to have 365 festivals in a year. India used to have a festival for everyday to bring life and enthusiasm to people. Nowadays, only important festivals are celebrated and during the festival people gather around and, have many activities. An Indian festival means bring culture back and teach the next generation…