Great documentary on the life of Confucius.

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Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama) was a figure who had all the material wealth in the world, including good looks and a great wife. Any person during his time would envy his position. Yet, he basically threw this all away in search for spiritual enlightenment. He learned that desire is the root cause of misery and that getting rid of desires and superficial attachments are the key to happiness. What I find interesting is that it takes a person who “has everything” in life to completely revert and find...

Great tune I've been hearing on the radio...

Truly poetic...

It seems Buddhism is quite different from other major religions simply because it does not require blind faith. In fact, it is in Buddhism that says there must be proper reasons in believing a teaching or doctrine. The Buddha says, “Do not accept a thing by recollection, by tradition, by mere report…” Here it is saying that just mere sayings do not necessarily mean that it is the truth. For someone to believe the teaching or saying is the truth, the person must verify within his or her experience...