Tag: buddha

A long, long time ago as a bodhisattva, Maitreya specialized in the meditation on great love. He meditated on great love continually.

This well-written book, "Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town," describes the attempt to turn Buddhist Tibet into a province of China. The effort failed and led to the death of thousands of Tibetans who refused to give up their peaceful traditions.

The Buddha recognized a deeper truth—that all the material aid in the world cannot prevent aging, sickness, and death.

Shakyamuni Buddha, who lived 2,600 years ago, was once an ordinary being just like us.

In all of his teachings—given over 40 years—the Buddha never commanded his followers to do anything.

And yet how interesting that even though the Buddha had a unique ability to live in this suffering free cocoon of incessant pleasure with his every need met, it was only in breaking out that he was freed.

Throughout the sutras—the recorded teachings of the Buddha—we see that, again and again, the Buddha discouraged displays of miracles.