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One could argue that every action we take and activity we do is both meaningful and meaningless. To ourselves, others around us now and others in the future, our actions and activities can matter and have meaning. But, in the grand fabric of the universe we are simply matter molded into human...

To suggest burning the Qur'an on the anniversary of 9/11 is ignorant and fool-hardy. To also call a book evil is ludicrous. Pastor Terry Jones seems to have conveniently forgotten the many terrible atrocities committed in the name of Christianity throughout our history. We wouldn't refer to the...

Atman in Sunyata and the Sunyata of Atman [Buddha's World] I found this essay on the similarities of the philosophical concepts of Vedantic Atman and Buddhist Emptiness, which have traditionally been at odds with each other to say the least. Here are two extracts from it. Hope you enjoy...

Firstly I must say that I am not a Muslim, however, I am a student of all religions and a seeker of spiritual truth. I am posting this thread on the Islam forum because I would like to hear the Muslim perspective on the following. After hearing about the attacks on the two mosques in Lahore I...

This is a joke. It amazes me that people can be so prejudice when they obviously have little understanding of why woman wear the burqa and that it is worn as a free expression of faith. Has this person actually asked any of these enslaved women's opinion on the matter? Wearing the burqa is a...

I watched Avatar last night and I was impressed with the way the ideas surrounding the theory of Gaia were weaved into a mainstream film, and console game. However I haven’t played the game yet, not having the right console to play it on. Lately I have been struck by the idea that the earth is a...

This koan came from a discussion about the self, and whether we have a self, that I had with a friend. During the discussion we refined it to become the following. Contentment is knowing where the self is not. All thoughts and opinions welcome. TU:D

This is for the Buddha-Heads out there. After thinking about that famous saying 'Know Thyself' I wrote a Koan on what is meant by the self. I would love to know if anyone thinks that it either has some wisdom to it or whether you think it is nonsense. To know yourself is to know that you have...

I came across something that I wrote a while ago and just thought I'd ask what people thought, put the ideas out there for criticism. It makes sense to me but does it make sense to you? All view points welcome. Everything in the universe moves from Chaos to Form and back again. Chaos being...

I am having trouble reconciling my understanding of karma with the horrible things that happen to people, children especially. Taking the recent natural disaster in Haiti as an example. Is this a natural occurrence because the earth's crust was being true to it's own nature and the earthquake...

If God is micro-managing everything then he controls our lives as well. If this is true then free will has to be an illusion. :confused:

This would help us understand our present life better, and we would be better people as a result.

Which is right and more just, that God gave us free will and this is why suffering happens or our karma is playing out from a previous life? When thinking about the many children that suffer in the world I find it hard to accept either, yet no other choice can explain it all, it seems to me. So...

A Muslim friend of mine explained his objects to Karma. His basic point was that because karma states that everything that happens to you is because of your own actions in past lives many people can accept being oppressed or persecuted because they see it as their karma. In a social structure it...