The Original Shaolin Monk

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by Goran Powell: The Shaolin Temple is regarded as the birthplace of Zen and Kung Fu—the first place in history to combine the training of a warrior with the spiritual practices of a monk.

Bodhidharma by Lao Long

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If you attain anything at all, it’s conditional, it’s karmic. It results in retribution. It turns the Wheel.

In Buddhism, who is Bodhidharma?

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The word Buddha is a Sanskrit word which means “The Awakened One”, one who’s awakened to Reality, who understands true nature of the mind, the world, and all animate existences.

The Man Who Made Shaolin

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by Sifu Anthony: What do Cosmos Qigong, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Zen Meditation have in common? Sure, they’re all energy arts, and they all came from the Shaolin Temple. But did you know that they also came from the same man?

Bodhidharma: Myth or Reality?

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by Christopher Caile: At a minimum he was a remarkable man. He was but one of hundreds, if not thousands, who ventured far distances from India and elsewhere to China to teach.

Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda-awaken

Author and anthropologist, Carlos Castaneda is dubbed as the Godfather of the New Age movement. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that are narrated in the first person and relate his experiences under the tutelage of a Yaqui Indian seer and “Man of Knowledge” named Don […]

What is God-Part 2 – Daya Mata

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by Daya Mata: Our next question is, What is Truth? First of all, let us examine what religion is, and what is the path that leads to God. 

What is God? – Daya Mata

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by Daya Mata: Many questions arise in the minds of those who think about God: What is God? What is the soul? What is Truth? 

From What Is to What Ought to Be

Rabbi Michael Lerner-awaken

“I simply cannot understand how somebody can be a spiritual being and not be actively involved in transforming the world,” says Rabbi Michael Lerner Ph.D..

Bringing God Into It

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Rabbi Michael Lerner Ph.D.:  After the 2004 election, I met with a funder who was interested in supporting projects that could counter the growth of the right.