When you reach the highest form of samadhi, you realize there are hundreds more beyond that. - Patanjali, 400 B.C....

In order to see birds its is necessary to become a part of the silence. - Robert Lynd...

He, who by good deeds covers the evil he has done, illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds. - Buddha...

Has no materialist ever suggested that Zen is the "reductio ad absurdum" of Buddhism? If not, why not? - Wei Wu Wei "Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon"...

Man is in appearance a derivative of the world, but intrinsically the origin of the world. - Jalaluddin Rumi ...

Destroy 'the ego', hound it, beat it, snub it, tell it where it gets off? Great fun, no doubt, but where is it? Must you not find it first? Isn't there a word about catching your goose before you can cook it? The great difficulty here is that there isn't one. - 'Posthumous Pieces' by Wei Wu Wei...

Has no materialist ever suggested that Zen is the "reductio ad absurdum" of Buddhism? If not, why not? - Wei Wu Wei "Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon"...

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Mark Hackman (SGI member from Torrance, CA) is interviewed by Wula Dawson (SGI member from the O.C. - Orange County, CA) on the topic of voluntarily assuming the appropriate karma. “Voluntarily assuming the appropriate karma” is the Buddhist concept of transforming our own karma… a way of life in which we change karma into mission and [...]

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion." Nice one, I will always remember that.

Episode 10 is a live taping of the one-man show by SGI member Michael Lisagor, Romancing the Buddha, based on his book of the same title. We are only podcasting excerpts of the show as a teaser so you can read the book or attend a performance if and when Michael comes to your area. We end [...]

Buddhas Behind Bars was inspired by Justin Albergate.  Justin’s father, Al Albergate is a Vice General Director of SGI-USA and Vice Mens Division Zone Leader in Los Angeles.  Al is active in interfaith dialog as a board member of the South Coast Interfaith Council and he’s a lecturer in Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles. [...]

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i find no single error in His Holiness wise words.every sentient being has a reason to live a happy life and it is found in the experienced person like His Holiness,a lord of compassion in human form.so i admire His Holiness a lot, more than my life...

Compassion is the very heart of Tibetan buddhism and it's a great source of inspiration. The Chenrezig practice, which is a key practice in Tibetan buddhism, is a wonderful way to cultivates compassion. HH The Dalai Lama is beautiful +_+

Obstacles Don’t Discriminate - this is a take off Episode 5 - Obstacles into Opportunities In Financially Harsh Times with Danielle Lueder, Young Women’s Division and Guy Mitchell, SGI Long Beach Area leader. They kept talking so we turned the mics back on and taped another show!

Thanks for posting these inspirational quotes. I'm glad that I stumbled upon this site.

This episode is an interview with Dona Levis who recently moved from Long Beach, CA back to her hometown of Toronto, Canada. Dona shares her experience with the long term and generational effects of war and violence, and changing the dynamics of family karma/relationships.

Buddhist Recovery Group - no it is not for folks recovering from being Buddhists. This show features SGI member Mark Hackman, co-founder of BRG - The Buddhist Recovery Group is for those who suffer from, or because of, the disease of addiction. All are welcome as this disease effects us all in one way [...]

This episode is an interview with Danielle Lueder, Young Women’s Division leader for El Dorado District and Guy Mitchell, SGI Long Beach Area leader. These days financial stability is important to everyone, in this episode our guest speakers talk about how to overcome financial obstacles using their own life experiences and Buddhist practice. We end [...]

Hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education (dalailamacenter.org), Jody Williams will talk about how she and her colleagues around the world worked together to ban landmines, work recogniz...

Tibet virtually under siege ahead of the March anniversary. Police and army deployed by their thousands, shops closed in Lhasa and elsewhere as a sign of mourning. But protests erupt in junior high sc...

Bhopal, Mar 17 : Stressing the need for inculcating compassion and moral ethics, Nobel laureate Dalai Lama today said that these are the main stays for human rights, not the economics. The violation o...

Visiting Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region's (TAR) People's Congress Xiangbapingcuo held talk with Speaker of the House of Representatives Harry Jenkins and President of the Senate John Hogg here on...

Kathmandu - Nearly two dozen jailed Tibetan exiles have gone on hunger strike in Nepal to demand their release, refugee leaders said Wednesday. About 25 Tibetans were refusing food in two police preci...

The Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Samdhong Rinpoche, has said that the Dalai Lama will address the 'curtains down' of 'Thank India' programme to express gratitude to India that will be preceded by a congregation of inter-faith prayers named 'Sarva Dharma Sammelan' for three days.

Colombo, Sri lanka -- The two scholars who wrote on the comparisons between Marxism and Buddhism were Dr. Ambedkar and Dr Victor Gunasekara of Queensland University Australia. Dr. Ambedkar saw a very few similarities between Marxism and Buddhism.Dr Victor Gunasekara in his scientific article Marxism in a Buddhist Perspective states that Marx wrote extensively on religion but not on Buddhism which he did not really encounter.