Assessing the Theory of Reincarnation
I’ve been thinking about souls. Where did we come from and where are we going? I’ve been thinking about this because as I move through life, I’ve come to realize …
Overview of the different Hanukkah Traditions
In every tradition there is an interpretation that resonates deep within our souls. The tradition of the menorah is one of those. No one shares the same belief or interpretation …
How to do Zen Meditation
These are the basics of Zen meditation; you will have to adjust and customize them to fit your life, your home, your schedule, and so on. Zen is a combination …
Animal Totems Deer
The deer, a food source, pagan totem, and Disney favorite is one of the most widely distributed and successful mammals on the planet. From England to China, South America to …
Do Prayers Work
I truly believe in prayer. I have experienced it working in my life. I don’t think the power to answer prayer lies in God. I believe it is people using …
Human Rights in Islam
Islam places great importance on our relationship with the Creator and the fellow humans around us without any prejudice. Islam divides these rights into two important segments of a) “Rights …
Expecting sinners to Sin
In a fallen world, sin isn’t the exception, it is the rule. In all its variants, sin is the constant condition of mankind. This is why it is extraordinary that …
The Religious Development of the Buddha
The Buddha was born in roughly 560 BC in Northern India. The Buddha travelled the eastern world teaching about nirvana (the cessation of all suffering) and enlightenment the state he …
How Jews have been Treated as Scapegoats Past and Present
To put it bluntly, the enemies of the Jews have used as an excuse the words of the Bible to say they were guilty of killing Jesus and the prophets. …
Hindu Hinduism Hindu Religion Sanatana Dharma Dharma India Youth Hindu Youth Sapta Sindhu
I have also heard that Hinduism is losing ground with today’s youth. However, it is not the only thing I have heard about today’s youth. Perhaps every generation feels threatened …
Christopher Hitchens Cancer Prayer
Christopher Hitchens, atheist, iconoclast extraordinaire, and perhaps the most prolific and brilliant essayist of our time, has stage IV esophageal cancer. Even by cancer standards, this is a bad disease …
Fundamentals of Christian doctrine: On the possibility of living a life without sin
To succeed in accomplishing the goal of keeping oneself free from all sin – including all sinful thoughts, words, desires, deeds, omissions, etc. – represents no small challenge. This article …
How much faith is enough faith?
Faith as small as a mustard seed seems very small indeed. Yet this is the very size that Jesus stated would move a mountain. And Jesus said unto them, Because …
Meditation Techniques
I first learned to meditate shortly after I graduated from college over twenty years ago. I was motivated to learn to relax after I entered the working world for the …
Tara Buddhist Buddism Buddhahood Bodhisattva
Understanding Tara can be a Challenging Quest In some schools of Buddhism she is known as a female Bodhisattva, or an enlightened being of compassion and action. Other schools refer …
No label, just Christian
Many will ask, what is a non-denominational church? One reason would be that a non-denominational church is any church that is not part of a larger denomination. “A denominational church …
A Voice like no Other
People really do not know a person until they sit down and talk with them. Getting to know the Holy Spirit is the same way. An individual has to sit …
Everything is not Due to Kamma
Everything is not due to “Kamma” One of the main teachings of Lord Buddha is the Law of Kamma. However, this is one of the teachings which have been taken …
Principle Concept and Symbolism of Kabbalah
Spiritual concepts can sometimes be tricky to explain, but here goes… The Ten Emanations, also known as the 10 sefirot of the Tree of Life configuration is one of the …
God’s word Understanding faith helps you through hard times
Faith is a comforting belief in things that can not be seen and perhaps not proven. It is often a very deep belief with emotional ties. Faith is most often …
What Morals do Atheists Have
This topic begins with a double negative because one has to fetch the reader’s consciousness from its expected place. It works on the assumption that we expect atheists to be …
I could be Wrong though
My parents were both raised Christian, and by the time they were in their mid-teens, had rejected god and faith and the church as something that they did not need …
The Covenant in Judaism
A conundrum that plagues most modern scholars and Liberal Arts students is whether or not to believe in religion through the teaching of the scriptures, or those of the religious …
Hinduism Role and Importance of Ganga
River Ganga or the Ganges is the river of India: it’s a life-giver and savior for the Indian people. It attracts millions for reasons of their own. Some flock it’s …
Mountain-moving faith
Faith is a core principle of the Christian faith. There are a number of examples within the New Testament text where a lack of faith restricts the possibility of God …
Thoughts on Devotion to a Guru
Ahh the GURU.. It is true that many people, especially in the West, have no idea what a GURU is and what his/her purpose is in that present lifetime. Just …
Governing a nation
Several lessons can be learned from Moses’ life. First, is how to be an effective leader of people and the Bible tells us that Moses didn’t do it alone; God was …
Buddhist Funeral Customs and Death Rites
“Even death is not to be feared by the one who has lived wisely.” Those words were spoken by Buddha himself and remain prevalent to his followers today. The Buddhist …
Testimonies Muslim Converts
I belong to India and was born in a Sikh family. Sikhism is a modern religion and it roots go way back to the 18th-19th century. Most of the teachings …
Faith Strength or Fatal Weakness
We are taught from the time we are small children that faith is very important. To have faith is to believe without question and beyond reason. Is this what we …
Speaking in tongues
Tongues are often a point of contention between Christian communities. For some, it is the speaking in tongues that provides the contention, for others, it is the not speaking in …
The Morality of Choosing Atheism
Being an atheist is not an impediment to moral behavior. In fact, the case could be made that becoming an atheist is, in and of itself, a moral action. Atheists …