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Seven Buddhist Mantras

Buddhist mantras are syllables and words chanted repetitively as part of a centering,...

At the core of Buddhism is the goal of Enlightenment, or realization of the true nature of the...

Having a goal of raising your consciousness and becoming “Enlightened” is noble, but...

The Buddhist concept of “emptiness” is one of the most misunderstood by Westerners....

While the Buddha gave many spoken sermons after he became enlightened, during one sermon in...

A monk embarked on a long pilgrimage to find the Buddha. He wandered fruitlessly for several years...

The Bodhisattva was once born as a son to King Brahmadatta. At his naming ceremony, the king’s...

Jhana is the Pali word for meditation or a meditative state that is best characterized as a...