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A Japanese Buddhist Master reveals 21 rules of life that will blow your mind

A Japanese Buddhist Master reveals 21 rules of life that will blow your mind | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
8) Never let yourself be saddened by separation.
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Is a Buddhist Group Changing China? Or Is China Changing It?

Is a Buddhist Group Changing China? Or Is China Changing It? | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Millions have joined faith organizations like Fo Guang Shan, aiming to fill what they see as a moral vacuum. But to operate in China, groups like Fo Guang Shan must compromise.
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The Wisdom of Alan Watts in Four Thought-Provoking Animations

The Wisdom of Alan Watts in Four Thought-Provoking Animations | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Perhaps no single person did more to popularize Zen Buddhism in the West than Alan Watts. In a sense, Watts prepared U.S. culture for more traditionally Zen teachers like Soto priest Suzuki Roshi, whose lineage continues today, but Watts did not consider himself a Zen Buddhist.
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Perhaps no single person did more to popularize Zen Buddhism in the West than Alan Watts. In a sense, Watts prepared U.S. culture for more traditionally Zen teachers like Soto priest Suzuki Roshi, whose lineage continues today, but Watts did not consider himself a Zen Buddhist.
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A Buddhist Monk Shows “Unheard Of” Brain Activity During Meditation

A Buddhist Monk Shows “Unheard Of” Brain Activity During Meditation | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
“Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” ―Voltaire The first part of this article was written by: Rachel Nuwer, SmithsonianMag.com Matthieu Ricard, a 66-year old Tibetan monk and geneticist, produces brain gamma waves—linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory—never before reported in neuroscience, leading researchers…
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Science and Buddhism Agree: There Is No "You" There

Science and Buddhism Agree: There Is No "You" There | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
As neuroscience has begun studying the mind, they have looked to those who have mastered the mind. University of British Columbia researchers have verified the Buddhist belief of anatta, or not-self.
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