If there's no God, who they praying to?

(Buddha's Wisdom) If Buddhism has no Creator God, who are some Buddhists praying to?

Muslim month of Ramadan begins (Islam)

Fasting with the eyes means abstaining from temptation(s).

Fasting and celibacy during month of Ramadan explained | Omar Suleiman + Lex Fridman

(A Messy Classroom) All About Ramadan | Islamic history, Muslim

holiday, fasting tradition, Eid al-Fitr educational video

Sid, Krish, Mo, Josh, Aquaman, Lao Tzu, Joe

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm, not eating during daylight hours), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community [5] -- and no sinning in general so "fasting" with the eyes as well. It is also the month during which the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam [6] and lasts 29 to 30 days, from the sighting of the crescent moon to the next [7, 8]. More

• Why don't Muslims ever depict the Prophet? (Everybody Draw Mohammed Day); Buddhism began with the same rule, and Judaism continues to avoid direct mention of their tribal god or the making of graven images and idols. When Buddhism began, the Buddha (the "Awakened One") was referred to with symbols of a Bodhi tree, lotus flower, or an empty chair (aniconism), and the first human depictions were from his hometown (outside of India that had the same prohibition on anthropomorphic images), that being the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara (modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sakastan, Scythia).

(Global News) Time for higher consciousness, mindfulness, purification

The beauty of Islam

(BTN) It's amazing to learn about popular Islam, revealing many common motives with Buddhism

• Omar Suleiman explains to Lex Fridman; A Messy Classroom; Global News; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

What 'God' do nontheistic Buddhists pray to?

SEE VIDEO: (Buddha's Wisdom) If Buddhism has no God... who are they praying to?

If Buddhism has no God, who are Buddhists praying to?

(Buddha's Wisdom) 🔍 IF THERE'S NO BUDDHIST GOD, WHO GETS ALL THESE PRAYERS?

The Buddha with gods Sakka and Brahma

Buddhism famously teaches that there is no "creator God." Yet, Buddhist temples across Asia overflow with [what sounds like] prayers, chants, offerings, and devotion.

From bodhisattvas and buddhas to spirits, protectors, and ancestors, this video explores whom Buddhists are actually praying to—if anyone—and why [petitionary] prayer never disappeared from Buddhism.

Discover how Buddhist "prayer" works in the absence of a supreme deity and why this "godless" religion created one of the most elaborate spiritual support systems ever conceived.

• [NOTE: Theists are sure there's a God; atheists are sure there is not; agnostics say they do not know and remain on the fence. But nontheists are different. They say, "Whether there is a God or is not a God, we must still concern ourselves with our own enlightenment and liberation/salvation." No one else, not even "God," can do it for us. We must develop calm and insight, study and practice, to awaken from this illusory samsara or Wheel of Suffering and Rebirth.]

DISCOVER:

• Why Buddhism rejected [an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent] creator God but preserved devotion
• Why [Mahayana] Buddhism has multiple buddhas instead of one God...and what each one specializes in
• The bodhisattvas who postponed enlightenment just to help all living beings (and millions pray to them daily)
• The terrifying wrathful protectors (guardian deities) who guard Buddhism with fangs and flames
• How Buddhism absorbed local spirits, gods, and ancestors without losing its core philosophy
• Why the three Buddhist schools (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna) solve this paradox differently
• How this ancient system still explains modern meditation, ritual, and faith

📿 If this changed understanding of Buddhist devotion, subscribe to Buddha's Wisdom for more deep explorations into Buddhism's most fascinating mysteries and apparent contradictions.

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 If Buddhism has no God
• 01:31 The core confusion: No God yet prayer everywhere
• 06:50 Chapter 1: The Buddha specialists (Shakyamuni, Amitābha, Medicine Buddha, Guanyin)
• 14:55 Chapter 2: The Bodhisattva Help Desk—compassion incarnate
• 21:53 Chapter 3: Protectors, Gods, and spiritual security
• 27:40 Chapter 4: Where Buddhism meets local spirits and ancestors
• 34:48 Chapter 5: Human bridges—the power of dead masters
• 41:48 Chapter 6: Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna Buddhism — three different solutions
• 50:12 Chapter 7: How all the layers work together
• 54:45 Chapter 8: Why this still matters today
• 56:17 What 'prayer' really cultivates

📚 SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Primary Buddhist texts:

• The Pāli canon (Tipiṭaka) - the Buddha's final words on self-reliance
• Lotus Sutra (Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra) - foundation of bodhisattva devotion
• Pure Land Sutras (Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtras) - Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in [his western] Pure Land
• Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thödol) - death and intermediate states between lifetimes
• Platform Sutra - Zen Buddhism's approach to "sudden enlightenment"

Scholarly resources:

• Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor
• The Bodhisattva Ideal in Buddhism by Sangharakshita  
• Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations by Paul Williams
• Tantric Buddhism in East Asia by Richard Payne
• The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr.
• Popular Buddhism in Sri Lanka by Michael Ames (folk religion integration)
• The Cult of the Book of the Dead in Tibet by Bryan J. Cuevas

Academic articles:

• "The Concept of the Bodhisattva in Early Buddhism" - Buddhist Studies Review
• "Wrathful Deities in Vajrayana Buddhism" - Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
• "Pure Land Buddhism in China" - Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

Historical context:

• The Buddhist Conquest of China by Erik Zürcher (syncretism examples)
• Buddhism and Society in Thailand by Tambiah (spirit house integration)
• The Making of Buddhist Modernism by David McMahan

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• Buddha's Wisdom, Jan. 8, 2026; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Are we guilty of 'magical thinking'?

(Theory of Samsara) Are we guilty of "magical thinking"? Well, awakening (enlightenment) isn't some kind of "blessing"

• Dalai Lama: Why 'praying' for peace to God [has never and] will never work #fypシ 

'I' speak then 'God' speaks in silence

(The Eye of the Heart) July 22, 2025: How does God communicate with us? By silence or by ritual, by internal quiet or Lion’s Gate Portal and full moon breathwork? Here is a ritual (visualization) to activate our power on 8.8 (August 8th). Is it so much psychobabble from Holistic Transformational Coach Naomi Buff, or is there something to it?

Stillness is better than the hard work script.

The Power of Salt (Edgar Cayce)

Edgar Cayce revealed: Why SALT is a spiritual key hidden in the Bible and body

Unlock Spiritual Benefits (Spiritual Center)

(Soul In Reflection) Aug. 4, 2025: Edgar Cayce shocked the world when he revealed salt as humanity's hidden spiritual technology. In 1936, he saved a dying child using sacred salt rituals that doctors called impossible.

This video exposes why biblical texts encrypted salt as divine connection, how our tears contain crystallized prayers, and the specific techniques Cayce used to unlock psychic abilities through salt work.

Salt Room (Above and Beyond Yoga)

Discover why ancient civilizations guarded salt secrets, how salt bridges physical and spiritual realms, and the documented healing cases that prove salt activates dormant spiritual DNA.

Learn Cayce's salt meditation methods for accessing past lives, receiving divine guidance, and accelerating consciousness evolution.

The kitchen cabinet holds the key to spiritual awakening that mystery schools protected for millennia. Based on 14,000 documented psychic readings and A.R.E. archives.

• Benefits of Pink Himalayan Salt Lamps in Meditation

Salt: A World History

Salt: World History (Kurlansky)

Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency (Latin sal, which gives us our word "salary," our ration of life-sustaining sodium chloride used as wages), salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece. More

• Himalayan salt
• sea salt
• Kosher salt
• salt cave

#EdgarCayce #SpiritualAwakening #PsychicAbilities #AncientWisdom #Consciousness #Metaphysical #Healing #Meditation #SaltMagic #BiblicalSecrets #PastLives #DivineGuidance #SoulPurpose #AkashicRecords #NewAge #Spirituality #MysticalWisdom #CosmicConsciousness #ViralSpiritual #SacredKnowledge

Prayer for Earth Altadena Mural (July 27)

Large scale mural art to raise awareness about wildlife

FREE art, vegan food, and community to save the planet and all Earth's inhabitants!

HELP: Ekaterina Sky's Altadena Mural (tilted on its side)

FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW

You're invited: Prayer for the Earth – A Community Mural in Altadena

Join us in creating a powerful mural that brings our community together for healing, remembrance, and reconnection with Nature, especially in the wake of the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires.

This is a four-day community art build, and you’re welcome to join for one day or all of them:

Alex Grey would like it.

• Thursday, July 24 (4:00–9:00 PM), wall building and assembly
• Friday, July 25 (starts at 3:00 PM), base painting begins and evening design mapping
• Saturday, July 26 (all day or about 11:00 am to 9:00 pm), taping and background painting
• Sunday, July 27 (3:00–9:00 PM), prayer writing, sealing with gold, and a community celebration (with vegan potluck).
• RSVP: partiful.com/e/MS6y8u2DAFrgzoX2v0Bz

DONATIONS:

• https://donorbox.org/impact-art

RSVP ON MEETUP:

• (Disclosure Project) HELP WANTED creating healing mural for Altadena Fire (with artist Ekaterina Sky), Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
• (PasaDharma) hELP WANTED to create healing mural for Altadena Fire (Artist Ekaterina Sky), Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
• (Nature Center) HELP WANTED to create healing mural after Altadena Fire w/ artist Ekaterina Sky, Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup

LOCATION:

• 34.185159, -118.132053
• Behind former Oh Happy Day Vegan Café in Altadena and Rhythms of the Village (across street from Grocery Outlet)
• (Enter driveway on E Mendocino St., behind Jack in the Box)

Prayer: FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW

This project was initiated through the invitation of John Hopkins Oh Happy Day Café and Grocery. Together, we’re building something that honors grief, invites hope, and reminds us of our deep connection to one another and the Earth.

This is for you if you care about Altadena, the planet, or the power of collective healing.

No experience needed — just bring your presence. Whether you come to build, paint, write a prayer, or simply witness, you’re welcome.

Supported by:

• LA Climate Week @climatedesignersla
• Collidescope Foundation @laclimateweek
• Climate Designers LA @collidescopefoundation
• Plant Based Treaty @plantbasedtreatyla @plantbasedtreaty
• Soul Force Project @soulforceproject
• Support + Feed @supportandfeed
• Veggie Grill @veggiegrill
• (Plus @ganahllumberco @fairoaksburger @graphenstone)

Let’s make something beautiful together.

Ekaterina Sky - Impact Artist - Muralist (@ekaterina.sky.art) • Instagram

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Let’s gather. Let’s honor what’s been lost. Let’s paint something that carries our prayers into the future.

• RSVP: partiful.com/e/MS6y8u2DAFrgzoX2v0Bz

With love and care,

Ekaterina Sky (FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW)

Visual Artist & Facilitator of Prayer for the Earth

Moss People: real forest-dwelling fairies

Hi, I'm Kate Moss. I just love green; there's no relation.

Kate MOSS, yes, she sounds familiar and related to us, all waifish, skin all lichen-like (crepey).

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Don't look at me. I'm not a Moss!

Trees are greening, flowers are blooming, birds are nesting – why? Spring is in the air! Despite the happy days this brings, be wary of what else may be lurking in deep, dark forests. From German folklore, let's explore the world of the moss people.

In German folklore, moss folk resemble dwarves (called kumbhandas in Buddhist cosmology and gnomes in much of Europe), nearly the size of human children. But they are covered in green moss, with skin that looks gray, and a lot of hair like lichen.

The mossy frog of Vietnam shows off its moss camo

I may be small and love green...

Their arms and legs appear as “knotted maple bark.” Centuries ago, humans considered them part of the fairy realm dedicated to trees and the forest in general.

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For unknown reasons, the moss people population consisted mostly of females. These “fairies” were known to borrow things from humans and, at other times, ask for help from them.

Maiden (Kettle Quill/Deviant Art)

Occasionally, they would ask humans for breast milk to feed their own moss babies. They repaid their benefactors with good advice or bread.

However, one had to be wary of their quick tempers. If one gave them caraway bread, for instance, they would become very angry and cry, “Caraway bread, our death!”

Some tales describe them as behaving like changelings in that they would sometimes steal very small human children. Female moss people, called Mossfraulein (“moss women”)... More: Moss People creeping out of forests

• visitcryptoville.com; Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterlycosmology

Invite: Peace Mandala (4/19-20)

INVITATION TO THE PEACE MANDALA

But Jesus stressed inclusiveness and compassion!

The Compassionate Service Society hosts the World Peace Gathering and Peace Mandala on [Hitler's birthday and International Weed Day 4:20] April 20th, 2025, with the goal of bringing comfort and empathy to those suffering. How?

The practice of inner peace unfolds kindness and compassion (metta and karuna) in every heart that participates. California Buddhist monks and nuns are joining in the:

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  11 faces of Avalokiteśvara (Tibet)

  Peace Mandala
• Sunday, April 20, 2025
• 4:00 pm-9:00 pm
• Anaheim Convention Center
• 800 W. Katella Avenue
• Anaheim, Orange County 92802
• Registration World Peace
• Discover Peace and Joy | Compassionate Service Society
• Registration to become a temporary Left-Home Monk or Nun – World Peace Gathering (April 10-21, 2025)

White Avalokiteshvara

Participation brings about grace and faith (blessings and confidence) to the community and solace to the untold suffering the world is currently witnessing. Help us bring blessings to ALL.

[We can be the Buddhist Goddess of Compassion Kwan Yin that hears the cries of the world.]

Mandala Program

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  4:00-5:00 pm - Purification ceremony
• 5:00-5:30 pm - Refreshments and light dinner
• 5:30-6:00 pm - Line up to enter Mandala
• 6:00-8:00 pm - Peace Mandala
• 8:00-8:59 pm - Monastics receive offerings
• 9:00-9:01 pm - Program ends

Upcoming Events

April 10-April 21 (compassheart.com)

Discover Peace & Joy | Compassionate Service Society | Prayer Plaques and Urns

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The goddess who hears the cries of the world

Ulan Bator's Gandan Monastery Avalokiteśvara

Tibetan Chenrezig (Kwan Yin), Pelling, Sikkim

In Mahayana Buddhism, the term Ishvara is used as part of the compound Avalokiteśvara ("lord who hears the cries of the world"), the name of a bodhisattva revered for his compassion (who transformed into Goddess Kwan Yin). When referring to the divine feminine, particularly in Shaktism, Ishvari is often used. More

• 300 volunteers needed to help:
• Compassionate Service Society
• (714) 625-8966
• 420 South Brookhurst Street
• Anaheim, Orange County, CA 92804

MandyKahn.com via PRS.org

• Ven. Heng Der, Ven. Heng Chang (compassheart.com); Ven. Karunananda, Bodhi Mission Vihara, LBC; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Pope like in The Exorcist inhales vomit

Will the God's representative on Earth, leader of the Holy Roman Empire, make it to Lent?

Pope Francis had coughing fit, inhaled vomit, now on assisted ventilation

Accusations of apostasy dog Pope F (rense.com)

(FOX 5 New York) Feb. 28, 2025: The Vatican says Pope Francis (alleged apostate pope Jorge Bergoglio) suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The Vatican says he responded well, with a good level of gas exchange, and remained conscious and alert at all times, enough to sign some important paperwork for the Vatican while on his deathbed because they need to look ahead to the next CEO, for which his special Swiss Guard is already preparing and practicing. The episode, reported late Friday by the Vatican, resulted in doctors keeping his prognosis from a two-week battle with double pneumonia as guarded. It marked a setback after two days of increasingly upbeat reports -- and a world in prayer on his behalf -- about an improved condition. FOX 5 NY: FOX 5's Teresa Priolo has the story.

Demon Legion vomits on Catholic priest

Scary Movie dares to mock the original The Exorcist with a vomit off

(SNL) Father Richard Pryor wrestles demon in Exorcist II with soup

Why did the Church change Christianity?

The Teachings of the Gnostic Gospels

(Wise Quotes) Wisest Advice Discover the hidden truths of early Christianity with a deep dive into the Gnostic texts uncovered in Egypt over the past centuries. These ancient manuscripts, particularly those found in Nag Hammadi, reveal esoteric knowledge and a Gnostic worldview that challenges orthodox beliefs. Learn about the Demiurge, the concept of multiple universes, and the controversial portrayal of figures like Mary Magdalene and Judas. This exploration into Gnosticism and the suppressed teachings about the material world offers a fresh perspective on the origins of Christianity. Bridge the gap between ancient Gnostic cosmology and modern Church theories like the multiverse and quantum physics.

• Jesus and the Essenes (Audible Audio Edition) by Dolores Cannon, Ca

Baalbek better than biblical creations? Giant Baal

• rol Morrison, Saundra Kaye, and Ted Snow
• FOX 5 New York, Feb. 28, 2025; Wise Quotes, Aug. 13, 2024; The Exorcist; Scary Movie; SNL; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Don't pray, project. Don't plead, manifest

Forbidden handbook Elites are suppressing

(Wise Quotes) Feb. 27, 2025: THE FORGOTTEN HANDBOOK OF REALITY MANIPULATION: THE FORBIDDEN WORK THE ELITES DO NOT WANT US TO READ.

Meditation must be banned before it works.

Throughout history, rumors have circulated about a hidden document containing secret knowledge capable of transforming reality.

This enigmatic work allegedly details methods of mental influence, subconscious reprogramming, and spiritual manipulation that could undermine traditional power structures.

While skeptics dismiss it as a myth, conspiracy theorists suggest systematically suppressing such insights is intentional. Could meditation practice be the key to unlocking this potential?

Before we can meditate, we can already come together for a common positive goal like healing.

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How to capitalize on this idea.

This thought-provoking discussion explores the profound implications of concealed wisdom and its impact on human autonomy.

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I control you with my mind. I've got vibe and manifestation power!

(Hermetic Truths) Esther Hicks channels "Abraham" to give the secret

• The Power of Thought by Henry Thomas Hamblin (self-help)
• The Isaiah Effect: Decoding the Lost Science of Prayer and Prophecy (by Gregg Braden, Sounds True)
• Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires (by Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks, and Wayne W. Dyer)
• The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham (Audible, by Esther Hicks, Jerry Hick, Hay House)
• The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships
• As a Man Thinketh (by James Allen)
• Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Wise Quotes (video), Feb. 27, 2025; Abraham-Hicks; Skeptics and supermen (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly