Buddhism

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Buddhism

Kaihōgyō – The Thousand Day ‘Marathon’ of the Mount Hiei Monks!

Tendai sect of Buddhism is part of Mahayana Buddhism. Its main monastery is on Mount Hiei called the Enryaku-ji. This monastery was established by Saichō [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saich%C5%8D] or called Dengyō Daishi. He was the monk who re-established Tendai practice from China to Japan. In

Desh Kapoor

02 Sep 17 3 min read

Hinduism

This Diwali Light a Lamp for Humanity’s Future

Diwali celebrations in India start with Dhanteras, followed by Naraka Chaturdasi and then Deepavali on the third day. Diwali is followed by Diwali Padva and then Bhai dooj which celebrates the love between sister and brother. Diwali is celebrated for two main events. Narakasura was killed by Krishna and Ram

Desh Kapoor

10 Nov 15 3 min read

Spirituality

Buddha and Ananda: Sit by the side of your Mind to be meditative

There is a beautiful story form Buddha’s life, which discusses the crux of being meditative. Osho has explained it very well in this piece. Worth reading. One day Buddha is passing by a forest. It is a hot summer day and he is feeling very thirsty. He says to

Desh Kapoor

02 Oct 13 3 min read

China

Hinduism in China: Influence that goes back many millennia

Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA once said “India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.” In Spiritual and Philosophical terms, that is very true. You can either include the other in yourself by Conquering, or

Desh Kapoor

05 Aug 13 4 min read

Religion

Sky Burial: Tibetan Practice where the Dead are cut into pieces and offered to Vultures

Watch the video with the practice. Unfortunately, these westerners cannot understand the significance of the practice and end up with proclaiming primacy of Jesus and their own beliefs. The problem is that West has not known any other way to live except to eulogize the body and the physical. So,

Desh Kapoor

04 Feb 13 1 min read

India

Tale of Two Losers: Javed Akhtar and Kancha Ilaiah

At the Jaipur Literary Fest, a tiff happened between Kancha Illiah and Javed Akhtar. Here is a description of what happened: The tiff erupted after Akhtar, who was in the audience at a packed venue, interjected during the session on ‘God as a political philosopher: Dalit Perspectives on Buddhism’, saying

Desh Kapoor

25 Jan 13 8 min read

Spirituality

What can we do in this world? (J. Krishnamurti)

J. Krishnamurti is always profound in whatever he speaks of and about. Here he discusses what we need to do in this world? You must take a plunge into the water, not knowing how to swim. Meditation is one of the most extraordinary things, and if you do not know

Desh Kapoor

26 Dec 12 2 min read

Europe

British Army sending 4000 troops to India for Meditation to counter PTSD

British Government is planning on sending its troops returning from Afghanistan to India for meditation to they can de-stress to ward off the PTSD. > Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is no longer a fancy psychological term only found in bulky books and journals on the subject. It’s a reality countries

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 1 min read

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