One of my favourite meditations is tonglen. Those of you who are familiar with it will know that tonglen is a compassion meditation. Briefly, this meditation consists of taking in suffering and then t..

A quick word of caution before we begin. This article is for serious students of spiritual truth only. The traditional orthodox Christian reading this, or the atheists out there, or those with strong ..

Enlightenment is essentially realizing the non-dual nature of reality and for those who understand Hindu philosophy, non-duality is Creation (Param Brahman). From there, emerges multiplicity as Creati..

The Vipassana Meditation organization exists to spread the practice of Buddhist meditation as Taught By S.N. Goenka. The organization has many local branches, all of which offer ten day retreats. In A..

IntroductionI have been fascinated by the idea of reincarnation for a long time. Those who suggest that reincarnation is real point to a number of phenomena which hint at the possibility.We connect so..

The key to understanding Zen Buddhism is to understand the phrase "I don't know." In this phrase is hidden the secrets of Zen and Zen Meditation. At first glance this may seem counter intuitive or j..

There are as many types of meditation techniques as there are wonderful flavors of ice cream. This allow each person to find a flavor that is delicious to them. In this article series I will provide a..

We know little about the origins of the Ninja, the ‘children of darkness’ - mysterious shadow-warriors who maintained their eerie mist-shrouded mountain secrecy in the Iga and Koga Provinces of Ja..

If you want to experience a bit from the life of the Buddhism monks, than the first thing you need is an efficient Zen meditation instruction. Zen meditation can be a great alternative to the more cla..

The world is an illusion. This is a view held by Vedanta, Sikhism, Buddhism, Plato, Arthur Schopenhauer, Christian Science, and A Course In Miracles.Contradicting this view is your own sense experien..