Anger and Jealousy
Question: “I have endured pain and have seen an ex cling to a new relationship when in my heart...
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I can’t let go of someone I love – what can I do?
Question: “I can’t let go of someone I love. Suggestions?” Letting go is one of the hardest things we...
Living Zen and Desire
Question: “I’m so conflicted Quang. I’m living the zen lifestyle, as far as I could tell, and I know...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Amitabha Buddha
Sanskrit: Amitabha अमिताभ Chinese: Āmítuófó 阿彌陀佛 Tibetan: od dpag med (Ö-pa-me) འོད་དཔག་མེད་ Japanese: Amida Butsu 阿弥陀仏 Vietnamese: A-di-đà Phật Korean: A-mi-ta Bul 아미타불 Amitabha Buddha, Buddha of Infinite...
Who’s Who in Buddhism: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Sanskrit: Samantabhadra समन्तभद्र Tibetan: Kun-tu bzang-po ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ Chinese: Pǔxián Púsà 普賢菩薩 Japanese: Fugen Bosatsu 普賢菩薩 Vietnamese: Phổ Hiền Bồ Tát Korean: Bohyeon Bosal 보현보살 Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Universal Worthy, is often...
Emptiness and Samsara
Question: “Having come from emptiness (no-where), returning to emptiness (no-where), why do we manifest in samsara?” Emptiness isn’t exactly...
Buddhism on Suicide
Question: “Today my brother experienced something horrible. His roommate of 25 yrs old committed suicide & my brother found...
Do you have to be Buddhist to practice meditation?
Question: “Sorry if I sound horribly uneducated but, do you have to be a Buddhist to practice meditation and...
I don’t believe in faith-based Buddhism
Question: “I like the fact that you’re helping people with the ego by answering questions, but I’ll just stick...
Can I be a Buddhist without thinking of divine bodhisatvas and buddhas but still believing in reincarnation?
Question: “Can I be a Buddhist without thinking of divine bodhisatvas and buddhas but still believing in reincarnation? Namaste.”...