Month: August 2020

CULTURE & HERITAGE

Ascent to the final truth

Benoy K Behl The great Borobudur stupa of the 8th-9th century CE in Indonesia clearly illustrates the purpose of the stupa in Buddhist thought. The vast stupa has exquisite relief made around it, which one sees as one goes around the stupa. At the lowest level of circumambulation, we are presented the kamadhatu, the life of passions […]Read More

KAMAL AHLUWALIA

Peer pressure: Boon or bane

Four out of five dentists prefer Sensodyne, touts the toothpaste advertisement in an attempt to get you to try their product – a double blind study conducted by a top university concluded – shared in a late night commercial. If the product is good enough for professionals, it’s good enough for you, the advertising eggs […]Read More

MIND & SOUL

The Test of Pride and the Path to Humility |

Jaspal Soni “Beloved ones, you must understand that pride must be tested regularly. Only then will you know whether ego still lingers within. The true measure lies in your reaction—how you respond to remarks that feel disrespectful, challenging, or demeaning reveals whether personal pride and ego still hold power over you. “—- Understand, beloved, the […]Read More

CULTURE & HERITAGE

Liberation from attachments

Benoy K Behl Stupas are amongst the earliest Indian monuments which survive both of the Buddhist and Jaina traditions. Recent excavations near Nalanda have also unearthed a large stupa made between the 8th and the 10th centuries BCE. In Indic thought, the final truth which is sought is formless, arupa or nirguna. The concept of the stupa (of Buddhist, […]Read More

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