Shakyamuni's Life Wealth and Luxury Approximately 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha, a prince of the Shakya clan in northern India, abandoned his royal heritage to seek the source of human suffering. Siddhartha grew up in the greatest luxury that his time could provide, sheltered by an overly protective father who wanted his son to succeed to the throne. … [Read more...] about Shakyamuni's Life and Teachings
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Seek Knowing, Not Truth
Story 1: A king, disenchanted with his subjects' dishonesty, decided to force them to tell the truth. When the city gates were opened one morning, gallows had been erected in front of them. A captain of the royal guard stood by. A herald announced, “Whoever will enter the city must first answer a question which will be put to them by the captain of … [Read more...] about Seek Knowing, Not Truth
Relationships: Two tools
< ?php include 'article.html'; ?> A relationship between two people means that they relate to each other. Before two people can relate to each other, they must remove the principal obstacles to relationship -- reactive patterns. For present purposes, the reactive patterns are prejudice, closing down, contraction and feeling deficient. These … [Read more...] about Relationships: Two tools