"Buddha" means "one who is awake." The Buddha who lived 2,600 years ago was not a god. He was an ordinary person, named Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world. Contents Who Was Buddha? What Do We Know About the Historical Buddha? Have There Been Other Buddhas? What About the Buddhas in Buddhist Art? Do Buddhists Worship the Buddha? [...]
The Dharma of Wonder Woman
Barbara O'Brien reviews Wonder Woman, and explores some of the movie's Buddhist confluence. Escaping into a movie theater for immersion in sight and sound, not to mention popcorn and air conditioning, is one of the delights of summer. While many summer blockbusters may be guilty pleasures, Wonder Woman — a feminist, action-packed hit about a superheroine who tries to save [...]
When the student is ready…
In Rev. Kusala's latest issue of the Urban Dharma Newsletter, Buddhist blogger Barbara O'Brien offers some tips on identifying true and false teachers and on finding the right teacher for you. Here is a snippit from the newsletter: How do you know which teachers are for real and which are phonies? Many schools of Buddhism place great importance on lineage -- the teacher's [...]
