Rational Nation USA

  When the Dharma moves in you good things begin to happen. With practice inner peace, serenity, and happiness begins to grow in you and the world you live in, as well as all things in it, take on a new perspective.  Ridding oneself of focus on self interest, often at the expense of others, and turning to compassion and love for all fellow beings has profound effects on a person. When one becomes less selfish amd more selfless the world becomes a warmer, better place for us all. We are, in fact, all brothers and sisters. The first "human couple" is responsible for the life of every human breathing and walking today. Yes or no?  So, seeing we all share the same "original ancestors" it should be easy to see that we are all interconnected as well as interdependent on other beings. We always have been. Even given the west's fixation on fierce individualism and self interest.  Perhaps it's time (it's really past time) for folks in the US of A to reevaluate th...

  Buddhism, or Buddhadharma, is Buddha’s teachings and the inner experiences or realizations of these teachings. Buddha Dharma Buddhadharma does not stay in one place but moves from one country to another. Just as gold is precious and rare, so Buddhadharma is precious and very hard to find. Buddha taught how to examine our mind and see which states produce misery and confusion and which states produce health and happiness. He taught how to overcome the compulsively non-virtuous minds that confine us to states of discontent and misery, and how to cultivate the virtuous minds that liberate us from pain and lead us to the bliss of full enlightenment. By learning Buddhadharma, we will have the opportunity to gain the happiness we seek and to fulfil all our temporary and ultimate wishes.Buddhism, or Buddhadharma, is Buddha’s teachings and the inner experiences or realizations of these teachings. Buddha gave eighty-four thousand teachings. All these teachings and the inner realizations o...

  Buddha would be green—I am green too Buddha  was born as his mother leaned against a tree for support. He attained enlightenment seated beneath a tree, and passed away as trees stood witness overhead. Therefore, were Buddha to return to our world, he would certainly be connected to the campaign to protect the environment. Speaking for myself, I have no hesitation in supporting initiatives that are related to protecting the environment because threats to our environment are a question of our survival. This beautiful blue planet is our only home. It provides a habitat for unique and diverse communities. Taking care of our planet is to look after our own home. We can no longer keep exploiting the resources of this earth—the trees, the water, and the minerals—without any care for coming generations. It is common sense that we cannot survive if we keep working against nature. We must learn to live in harmony with nature. If we compare damage to the environment to war and violence...