(The East Made Simple) Every major school (sect, tradition, yana or "vehicle") of Buddhism explained: What each one actually believes, teaches, and attempts to practice. The division is usually Theravada (10%) keeping as close as possible to the teachings of the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni) versus all the others aligning with later interpretations, changes, watering down the message or changing it altogether to build a grand boat that calls itself the "Great Vehicle" or Mahayana (90%). But Vajrayana, a Himalayan (Bhutanese, Nepalese, Tibetan, Mongolian, Russian) school of Esoteric Buddhism, combining many occult Hindu practices (tantra, mantra, yoga, etc.) may also be distinguished or Japanese Zen (a combination of Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Buddhism, but Japan prefers faith-based universalism, Nichiren Shōshū, like most of the rest of the world to pray and receive help from another-power to do all the heavy lifting to deliverance) even though all three are considered Mahayana sects.
Remember to see the "per-seeds" (pronounced /per-see-ids/) through the dark night of the new (missing) moon, a fireball Perseid meteor shower, as earth passes through the debris field of Comet Swift-Tuttle, and an alignment of six planets: Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There's a total solar eclipse, the first in 27 years for Europe, over Greenland (technically part of Denmark), Iceland, and Spain -- a shadow going in the wrong direction if the Earth were spinning from west (Greenland) to Spain (east). It will be visible to millions on Earth. Will the world end? - YES, but not tomorrow.
Nearly 2 1⁄2 years after space enthusiasts on Earth last saw a total solar eclipse, another is on its way, allowing U.S. viewers to see a partial glimpse of the phenomenon, with other parts of the world like Spain seeing totality.
This year’s eclipse falls on the morning of Aug. 12, 2026, allowing people across most of Europe and in northwestern Africa to see the moon something (possibly Rahu) cover or "eclipse" most of the sun.
For most people, including those in the United States, the moon will not completely block the sun, making this year’s eclipse partial, according to NASA's website.
The lucky people in the USA able to view the partial solar eclipse this year include those from Alaska to North Carolina. People in [the small capital country of] Washington, DC [the ruling district of the larger country's original imperial-colonial name, Columbia], will also be able to see it.
In Alaska, the eclipse will happen in the morning, while those in the northern U.S. will be able to see it between midday and midafternoon, NASA said. People near the center of the eclipse path in Greenland, Russia or the North Atlantic will experience the eclipse for a slightly longer period; most people will see the sun eclipsed for less than two minutes, according to NASA. More:
The Khuddaka Nikaya, or "Collection of Little Texts" (Pali khudda = "smaller," "lesser"), the fifth division of the Sutta Pitaka ("Discourse Collection"), is a wide-ranging collection of 15 books (18 in the Burmese Tipitaka), containing complete sutras, verses, and smaller fragments of Dhamma (Teachings). While many of these have been treasured and memorized by devoted Buddhists around the world for centuries, others have never left the private domain of Pali language scholars; some have yet to be translated into English. More: accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka
14. Buddhavamsa — "History of the Buddhas": Biographical accounts of Gotama (Gautama) Buddha and of the 24 [of 27 he mentioned] supremely awakened buddhas who preceded him. Availability of English translations: Print: Minor Anthologies (Vol. III) — Buddhavamsa: Chronicles of Buddhas and Cariyapitaka: "Basket of Conduct," I.B. Horner (trans., Oxford: Pali Text Society, 1975). On-line: None known.
WARNING: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: There shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain" - the Great Alexander Pope (reddit)
O, those Greeks of Macedonia were something
This is in reference to the spring in the Pierian Mountains in Macedonia, sacred to the Muses. The first line of this couplet is often misquoted as "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
In Greek mythology, the "Pierian Spring" of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia was sacred to the mythological Pierides and the Muses. As the metaphorical source of knowledge of art and science, it was popularized by a couplet in Pope's 1711 poem An Essay on Criticism:
WQ says no such thing. What we say is that, in an ultimate sense, "self" (soul, ego, atman, atta, spirit) is impersonal.
So there IS a "self"?
In a conventional sense, of course there is! How else would we live in a squiggly universe without a sense of our boundaries demarcating where we end and others start?
Oh, so I don't have to give everything away, join a commune, and do whatevers my Guru tells me to?
Ugh, no, you do not. Be yourself. Think. Practice. Buddhism only makes sense for those who practice the Dhamma, not the debaters or scholars of it.
Wait, then, so I'm as "real" as this chair? - Yes.
EGO DEATH is a "complete loss of subjective self-identity" [1]. The term is used in various contexts, with related meanings.
The 19th-century psychologist and philosopher William James uses the synonymous term "self-surrender." Jungian psychology uses the synonymous term "psychic death," referring to a fundamental transformation of the psyche (soul) [2].
So I can be responsible with a career? - Yes.
In death and rebirth explanations, ego death is a phase of self-surrender and transition [3, 4, 5, 6] as described by mythologist Joseph Campbell in his research on the "Hero's Journey" [3].
It is a recurrent theme in world mythology and is also used as a metaphor in some strands of contemporary Western thinking [6].
In descriptions of drugs, the term is used synonymously with "ego loss" [7, 8, 1, 9] to refer to temporary loss of one's sense of having a self due to the use or abuse of drugs [10, 11, 1], be they negative (deluded) hallucinogens or positive (pro-realization) entheogens.
The term was used as such by Harvard Dr. Timothy Leary and others [1] to describe the death of the ego [12] in the first phase of an LSD trip, in which a "complete transcendence" of the self [Note 1] occurs.
Did the Grateful Dead know about this?
The concept is also used in contemporary New Age spirituality and in the modern understanding of ancient Eastern religions (such as Nondualism/Advaita/Oneness) to describe a permanent loss of "attachment to a separate sense of self" [Web 1] and self-centeredness [13] (egoism, egotism, selfishness, conceit).
This kind of conception is a part of Eckhart Tolle's Buddhist-like teachings, where Ego is presented as an accumulation of thoughts and emotions, continuously identified with [and clung to], which creates the idea and feeling of being a separate entity from one's self, and only by disidentifying one's consciousness from it can one truly be free from suffering [14]. More
Life: break us to wake us? DRUNK
(T&H Inspiration & Motivation) I was disgusted, busted, and not to be trusted. I was a drunkard, an alcoholic. I wasted 33 years of my life in my head before Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins explained this
The MEDICINE BUDDHA: Buddhism's Forgotten Healer | Bhaisajyaguru
(Buddha's Wisdom) March 4th, 2026: #MedicineBuddha #Buddhism #BuddhistHealing
🔍 THE MEDICINE BUDDHA HEALS WITHOUT CURING — AND HERE'S WHY:
The Medicine Buddha (BhaisajyaGuru) is one of the most fascinating figures in Mahāyāna Buddhism: a blue-skinned buddha associated with healing, compassion, and the Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli (a beautiful blue Afghan gemstone).
But if Buddhism teaches impermanence, non-self (anattā), and detachment from the body, why does it include a buddha devoted to curing illness?
This video explores the history, philosophy, and psychological depth behind Bhaiṣajyaguru...and what Buddhist healing really means.
This is the story of how Buddhism's "doctor who prescribes enlightenment" challenges everything we think we know about healing, suffering, and what it means to be broken.
📿 DISCOVER:
Why Medicine Buddha's 12 vows made him Buddhism's most controversial figure
How 8th-century Buddhist monasteries became the world's first integrated healthcare systems
The blind Chinese Buddhist monk who taught healing despite losing his sight
Why Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese Buddhists practice Medicine Buddha in completely different ways
What modern science reveals about meditation, stress, and the mind-body connection.
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00:00 The blue-skinned god that shouldn't exist
02:32 The twelve vows that changed Buddhism
08:55 When temples became clinics
14:55 The disease behind the disease
21:22 Three Buddhas, one Truth
30:51 The cure that isn't
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Studies on placebo effect and meditation (Harvard Medical School, NIH research)
Research on mindfulness and pain management
Neuroscience studies on visualization practices
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Journal of Buddhist-Christian Studies
Buddhist-Christian Studies journal articles on Medicine Buddha
Contemporary research on Buddhist medical ethics
Cross-cultural studies of Medicine Buddha practice
⚡ In a world obsessed with curing the body, Medicine Buddha asks a deeper question:
If there is no permanent self…who is being healed? [Ugh, the momentarily dependently arisen "self" (atman, atta)?]
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes. Medicine Buddha practice is a spiritual/meditative practice and should not replace professional medical care. Always consult qualified healthcare providers for medical conditions.
Jesus in the Himalayas: The greatest story NEVER told
The sound of the universe: aummmm
(Asangoham) Aug. 27, 2025: For centuries, the life of Jesus [the Nazarene] Christ has remained one of the greatest mysteries in history [and mythology].
But what if the story we’ve been told were incomplete? What if Jesus were not only [a] Son of God [devaputra, offspring,"reborn among devas"], but also a mystic, a yogi, and a seeker of wisdom in India [Tibet] and the Himalayas?
This documentary-style video explores the fascinating question: Was Jesus actually a yogi?
Nicolas Notovitch found the written evidence.
From the [lost and] 18 missing years of Jesus’ life never mentioned in the Bible, to mysterious scrolls discovered at Hemis Buddhist Monastery (Gompa) in Ladakh, to striking similarities between the teachings of Jesus and those of Hindu and Buddhist masters — this is a journey into the lost side of history.
We’ll look at legends that describe Jesus (called Issa) traveling through India, Nepal, and Tibet, studying meditation, yoga, and learning Eastern philosophy.
We’ll examine the parallels between the Sermon on the Mount and yogic principles and explore whether Christ-Consciousness [ego death] and yogic samadhi (mental coherence, stillness, super-consciousness) point to the same ultimate truth.
Universalism, syncretism, ecumenicism
Could Jesus’ miracles be understood in the light of natural yogic siddhis? Could his message of love and union (the literal meaning of "yoga") have been influenced by the great traditions of Vedanta and Buddhism? Or do these similarities point to a universal truth hidden across cultures?
Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
Whether one is a Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or simply curious, this video will challenge all we thought we knew about Jesus (Issa), while offering a deeper look at the spiritual connection between East and West.
Join us as we explore the hidden life of Jesus, the mystery of the "missing years," and the possibility that the greatest figure in Western history was also one of the East’s greatest yogis. #jesus #yogi
(The Cosmic Summit) What is cold fusion, perpetual motion, free energy, zero-point energy...and why is it being hidden when it can change everything. Oh yeah. It can change everything. And the Powers That Be wouldn't want that.
Edgar Cayce revealed what Jesus did between ages 12 and 30 — The Lost Years Uncovered | #edgarcayce
(House of Spirique) Aug. 8, 2025: What did Jesus the Nazarene really do between the ages of 12 and 30? Why does the Western Bible fall completely silent on nearly two decades of his life?
According to the astonishing psychic readings of Edgar Cayce, these so-called “Lost Years of Jesus” were anything but lost.
From hidden travels in India (Ladakh/Tibet's Hemis Gompa Buddhist monastery), ZoroastrianPersia (Iran), and Egypt to secret spiritual training in ancient temples, Cayce’s readings reveal a path of deep soul preparation that forever changed the course of history.
This video uncovers what Edgar Cayce said about Jesus’s hidden journey, the mystery schools he visited, and how these years shaped his divine mission. These aren’t mere theories — Cayce’s readings, including 1152 to 1 and 2533 to 8, offer a glimpse into a powerful esoteric truth (like Gnosticism) that challenges everything we were taught and thought we knew about Christ.
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Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind is an attempted scientific study of illuminated individuals. Author Richard Maurice Bucke provides three dozen very consistent examples of "cosmic consciousness." Some of these are the usual suspects, and others are contemporary case-histories which Bucke collected. He proposed that these enlightened figures are evolutionary jumps, the predecessor of a more advanced species. (Internet Archive)
There's another distinction, the small and nearly insignificant historical figure (Jesus the Nazarene of Bethlehem) used as the core of a lot of ancient mythology and astrotheology, which Dr. Reza Aslan calls the fantasy version or "Jesus Christ." It is easy to take a questionable person, like William Shakespeare, and make a superman out of him until one wonders if there ever was a root figure to begin with, one stripped of all the additional mythology grafted onto him.
I'm a professional academic Bible scholar
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth is a historical account of the life of a possible person, Jesus, that analyzes religious perspectives on the figure and the creation of Christianity. Prof. of Religion Aslan, Ph.D., argues that Jesus was a political rebel and eschatological ("end times") Jew, whose proclamation of the "coming kingdom of God" [not the genocidal figure in the Old Testament Bible but rather the Gnostic real God] was a call for regime change, for ending Roman Empire hegemony over Judea and the corrupt and oppressive aristocratic Jewish priesthood. The New York Times bestseller has been optioned by Lionsgate and producer David Heyman with a script co-written by Aslan and screenwriter James Schamus. More
A new discovery in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza suggests the structure was not just a pharaoh's final resting place, but also a giant power plant.
Scientists blasted the 4,600-year-old structure with electromagnetic waves, a form of radiation that travels though the universe, finding it focused and amplified the energy into specific chambers and around the base.
Electromagnetic waves are used in such research because the radiation interacts with matter in unique ways, allowing experts to probe specific details about a structure's composition, arrangement, and dynamics.
The waves built up as energy in the King's chamber, the Queen's chamber, and an unfinished chamber beneath the structure. Scientists concluded the pyramid may have been a gigantic resonator that was designed to trap electromagnetic waves.
Retired aerospace engineer Christopher Dunn, who has spent years analyze the pyramid, recently shared that research like this suggests there was a greater purpose behind the building the structure.
Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience in April 2024, Dunn said the Northern Shaft of the pyramid has an appearance similar to a ube-like structure used to transmit microwaves and electromagnetic energy.
"That's a part of the theory in the Giza power plant," he said. "There are two chemicals that are introduced into the chamber, and the chemicals mix, and they boil off hydrogen [to create energy]."
As for the purpose of turning this structure into a giant clean energy power plant, scientists of the study said it's still a mystery -- but the Egyptians may have been much more advanced than anyone thought. More:
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