Tag: Buddhism
A Brief History of Buddhism and the Buddha
Category: Buddhist Meditation | Buddhist Path | Popular | Recent Meditation Posts The history of Buddhism spans the globe for the last 2,600 years. Buddhism is alive and well today as the teachings continue to prove relevant to people’s lives, but how did Buddhism begin? Learn the following about the history of Buddhism: What Is…
The Difference Between Hinayana & Mahayana Buddhism
Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts Of all the ways we can distinguish the major Buddhist schools of thought, Mahayana and Hinayana have arisen as a common means of classification. Although this nomenclature is imperfect, it does help us differentiate between the primary branches of Buddhism. A Brief History of Buddhism (Teachings of Siddhartha…
The Two Truths in Buddhism (Relative vs. Ultimate Truth)
Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts Understanding the Buddhist Two Truth Doctrine Is there a difference between how awakened beings and ordinary beings perceive the world? According to the Buddha’s teachings there is indeed, and the teachings on the two truths or two realities can help us understand what the difference is. What we…
What Is The Middle Way in Buddhism?
Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts The middle way is any path between two extremes. In Buddhism, the middle way has particular significance. It is a descriptor of skillful, beneficial practices and behaviors and also describes a philosophical approach to life, the Buddhist worldview. We might refer to the two meanings of the middle…
What Is Emptiness in Buddhism? (Meaning in Buddhism)
Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts The Meaning Of Emptiness In Buddhism Emptiness in Buddhism is the teaching that things are empty of self-existence. Things do exist, just not in one way and from their own side only. All that we perceive is dependent on us, the perceiver. In Mahayana Buddhism, wisdom (prajna) is…
What Are The 6 Perfections (Six Paramitas) of Buddhism?
Category: Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts The Six Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism Typically translated as six perfections, Buddhism’s six paramitas describe the transcendent qualities of a bodhisattva, one who has taken a vow to serve others. In other words, these are the characteristics enlightened beings have perfected. For us mere humans, just practicing these…
The 6 Realms of Being (Existence in Buddhism)
Category: Buddhist Path | Mind Trainer Articles | Recent Meditation Posts How perceptions and projections define our experience of the world A fundamental tenet of the Buddha’s teachings is that our experience of reality is based on our state of mind. In other words, instead of there being a concrete, absolute reality out there, our…
Is Buddhism Really Pessimistic? (What Buddhists Believe)
Category: Buddhist Meditation | Buddhist Path | Recent Meditation Posts What Are The Negative Beliefs Of Buddhism? (Impermanence Explained) Buddhism is sometimes accused of having a pessimistic worldview. After all, the first of the Four Noble Truths is commonly translated as ‘life is suffering.’ Let’s explore that over-simplistic translation. The idea that Buddhism is pessimistic…