Buddhism | Ehipassiko

Thai Buddhist Ex-Trans Ministry

Jul 16, 11

Posted by Cristan in Buddhism, Civil Rights, Derp, Right Wing Watch

Views: 2125I recently discovered that there is an ex-trans temple in Thailand that is trying to chant, meditate and bully the trans out of trans people. Wat Kreung Tai has a special program for male-bodied trans people between the ages of 11 and 18. The “Kreung” in Wat (Wat = monastery in Thai) Kreung Tai has a certain...

Karma

Jan 08, 10

Posted by Cristan in Buddhism, Philosophy, Religion

Views: 188Anyways… Last night was interesting in that it was a lesson in Karma. Since Jenny is in Thailand, she asked me to use her car while she is away (otherwise it would have sat unattended for months on end). Since I tend to have issues with my car from time to time, I really appreciated the offer…. I have a old...

Samsara

Jan 07, 10

Posted by Cristan in Buddhism, Consciousness, Philosophy, Religion, Theory

Views: 842I was wasting some time and stopped by nordstrom.com, saw this and thought it was so funny that I had to take a screenshot. Anyway, I thought I would share this with you all: So what is so interesting about this page you might ask? Irony says I! “Samsara” is the Buddhist term for the state of delusion from...

Buddha and Malunkyaputta

Views: 329The Buddha asked Malunkyaputta to imagine a man who had been wounded by a poisoned arrow. The Buddha told him to them imagine that the wounded man’s friends and relatives sent for a surgeon but when the surgeon arrives, the wounded man says: ‘I will not let the surgeon pull out this arrow until I know whether...