Donald L. Simons on Vedanta, Buddhism

WHAT I REALLY WANTED by Donald L. Simons  I felt from an early age that I was being lied to, was being betrayed.  But by whom?  By wha...

The fundamental ethical problem for the Buddha was how a person can live in such a way as to limit his pain and suffering, in light of the ...

The cerebral cortex in us humans is the most developed section of our brains and plays a critical role in memory, attention, perceptual awar...

The destiny of the Atman is to awaken into its source the Brahman.  This may take many lifetimes, in the form of many different sentient bei...

T. M. P. Mahadevan, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Madras in India stated that Vedanta does not distinguish between race, colo...

Buddhism is for anyone who suffers, and that is everyone. Suffering is a central fact of life. Birth entails pain, decay is painful, disea...

Present consciousness (now), anticipation (future), and memory (past) create the illusion of a self. Krishnamurti said, “Could it be that yo...